Associated Press
Preparations are underway for a face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said Saturday, marking a clear departure from Western efforts to isolate Moscow over its war in Ukraine.
Speaking to Russian state media, Sergei Ryabkov said a possible Putin-Trump summit could involve broad talks on global issues, not just the war in Ukraine.
“The question is about starting to move toward normalizing relations between our countries, finding ways to resolve the most acute and potentially very, very dangerous situations, of which there are many, Ukraine among them,” he said.
But he said efforts to organize such a meeting are at an early stage, and that making it happen will require “the most intensive preparatory work.”
Ryabkov added that U.S. and Russian envoys could meet within the next two weeks to pave the way for further talks among senior officials.
Russian and U.S. representatives meeting in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday agreed to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties, an extraordinary about-face in U.S. foreign policy under Trump. Senior U.S. officials have suggested Ukraine will have to give up its goals of joining NATO and retaining the 20% of its territory seized by Russia.
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Republished with permission of the Associated Press
9 comments
Peachy
February 22, 2025 at 5:53 pm
Putin never talked to Biden because Biden was his puppy dog.
Ocean Joe
February 23, 2025 at 7:14 am
Biden went senile in his last two years, but he never capitulated to Putin as your man is doing, and has been doing for years, notably in Helsinki, shockingly last week as well claiming Ukraine started the war and pre-surrendering before any talks, and attempting to bypass Ukraine as a participant.
And trying to rob minerals for arms then undercutting the whole purpose of those arms to maintain Ukraine’s borders. Please tell me you didnt load up on Trump bit coin, too.
Peachy
February 23, 2025 at 8:34 am
Come on Ocean. Joe was unfit when he was elected. Your party hid him in the basement and the left wing media ran cover for him. With regards to bit coin, I don’t invest in it. I’m not even sure what it is. 😀
Michael K
February 22, 2025 at 10:42 pm
Putin must have some serious kompromat on Trump, who folds like a cheap suit to fawn over the murderous Russian dictator.
Of course, Trump is willing to sell America if he can slap his name on a hotel in Moscow.
Skeptic
February 23, 2025 at 4:24 am
Are the GOP surrender monkeys going to arrange this in the homeland? Or will Agent Orange and the minions turn over the keys in North Korea or one of their other go-to hot spots?
Peachy
February 23, 2025 at 8:56 am
Breaking News:
Joy Reid show canceled by MSNBC. Karma and I am LMFAO.🤣
Peachy
February 23, 2025 at 9:15 am
Question?
Is MSNBC a racist fake news organization? 🤣
Skeptic
February 23, 2025 at 12:30 pm
I think you have them confused with Faux News. If you pay attention (which I sincerely doubt), you might have noticed that they replaced one black woman with a black woman and a black man — something you rarely, if ever, see on your channels. But don’t let me interrupt — go back to your programs.
PeterH
February 23, 2025 at 1:43 pm
Which country will host this celebratory reunion of the world’s most despised leaders? Saudi Arabia makes three!
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