DONALD Trump said it is virtually impossible to set up a meeting between Putin and Zelensky as his efforts continue to be frustrated.
Zelensky has said he is ready and willing to meet – but the Kremlin confirmed today there is nothing in the diary.
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Trump said: “We’re going to see if Putin and Zelensky will be working together.
“You know, it’s like oil and vinegar, a little bit. They don’t get along too well, for obvious reasons.”
Trump added “we’ll see” if he would need to attend any such meeting.
The US President has said since Monday’s White House meeting that he is working on setting up a meeting.
After four days of heavy diplomacy he sounded optimistic – and there was widespread hope of momentum towards peace.
Trump took a 40-minute call from Putin in the middle of his meeting with European leaders – then said the wheels were in motion, and a location just needed to be picked.
A plan was sketched out for the Russian and Ukrainian leaders to meet – potentially followed by a trilateral summit with Trump also at the table.
But Sergey Lavrov, Putin’s top goon, confirmed on Friday there are no plans for a head-to-head between Putin and Zelensky.
As the week has gone on, there has been minimal sign from Putin that he actually wants to meet Zelensky – and his ruthless demands of Ukraine have not changed.
Fears are growing that Trump’s Alaska meeting with Putin was fruitless – and that it in fact gave the dictator exactly what he wanted.
Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat, warned on Friday that Putin is laying a trap for the West by demanding to keep hold of Ukrainian land.
He also still wants to starve Ukraine of Western boots on the ground, ban the country from ever joining NATO and cap the size of its army, Kremlin sources revealed.
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