In a shift, White House says no plan for Trump-Putin summit
Summary
The White House has decided not to plan a second summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin due to ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Meetings between U.S. and Russian officials have not resulted in any agreement to bring the leaders together. Ukraine's President Zelensky expressed disappointment that Russia is not willing to engage in diplomacy.Key Facts
- The White House has stopped planning a meeting between President Trump and President Putin.
- The decision was made because the conflict between Russia and Ukraine remains too severe for negotiations.
- President Trump had mentioned the possibility of meeting Putin in Budapest soon, but this is now off the table.
- President Trump met with Ukraine's President Zelensky and stressed the need for both countries to stop the war.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the phone, but they did not agree on a meeting or summit.
- The Kremlin stated that no date had ever been set for a Trump-Putin summit, so it couldn't be postponed.
- President Zelensky of Ukraine has accepted Trump's proposal to halt fighting along the current line of contact, but Russia has rejected this.
- Zelensky believes that providing Ukraine with powerful weapons might make Russia willing to negotiate.
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