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President-elect Trump Arranging Meeting With Putin to End Ukraine War

Jan 10, 2025, 02:06 AM

President-elect Donald Trump announced that he is arranging a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that Putin "wants to meet" and "we're setting it up." Speaking at his Mar-a-Lago residence on January 9 before a meeting with Republican governors, Trump emphasized, "We have to get that war over with," referring to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which he called "a bloody mess." He indicated that while some meetings have already occurred, he prefers to meet with leaders like Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping after his inauguration on January 20.