Trump plans to hold talks on Ukraine in coming days
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United States President Donald Trump (right) speaking to reporters at the White House on Sept 3, alongside Polish President Karol Nawrocki.
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- Trump plans Ukraine war talks after his summit with Putin in Alaska failed to achieve a breakthrough.
- European leaders, including Zelensky and Macron, will call Trump to discuss support for Ukraine and denounce Moscow's stance.
- Trump stated Putin "knows where I stand" and hinted at a possible response if unhappy with Putin’s decision.
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Sept 3 he plans to hold talks about the war in Ukraine in the coming days after his Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in August failed to achieve a breakthrough.
Mr Trump has been frustrated
Mr Trump said he would be holding talks in the next few days.
A White House official said Mr Trump was expected to speak on the phone
The French presidency said earlier on Sept 3 that several European leaders, including Mr Zelensky and France’s President Emmanuel Macron, would call Mr Trump on the afternoon of Sept 4.
That call was expected to follow a mostly virtual meeting on Sept 4, hosted by France, of some 30 countries to discuss their latest efforts to provide Ukraine with security support once there is a peace agreement with Russia.
The European leaders were also expected to denounce Moscow’s unwillingness to negotiate.
Mr Putin has shown little interest in ending the war after he and Mr Trump voiced optimism about making progress during their meeting in Anchorage on Aug 16.
“I have no message to President Putin,” Mr Trump told reporters at the White House as he met Polish President Karol Nawrocki.
“He knows where I stand and he’ll make a decision one way or another. Whatever his decision is, we’ll either be happy about it or unhappy about it and if we’re unhappy about it, you’ll see things happen,” he said.
Mr Trump did not explain what he meant, but he has talked about the possibility of imposing more sanctions
