19 June 2025,   16:53
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Trump says he"s returning to US, expects to meet Putin "as soon as we can set it up"

U.S. President Donald Trump said that a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin may happen soon, as he wraps up his Middle East trip and heads back to Washington.

“I think it’s time for us to just do it”, Trump said in Abu Dhabi, adding that the meeting between the two would happen “as soon as we can set it up”.

Trump reiterated that he expects no progress in Russia-Ukraine peace talks until he meets Putin. The U.S. president previously floated the idea of visiting the negotiations in Istanbul, though his current travel plans indicate he is skipping the meeting.

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