Trump talks about Putin again – on the eve of his meeting with Zelensky
25 June 13:02
US President Donald Trump has said he will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in The Hague today. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to The Guardian.
When asked about his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump said:
“We will discuss the obvious. We will discuss his difficulties. He has some difficulties. Zelenskiy, he’s a good guy. I mean, I’ll meet with him today. I don’t know. I think we will discuss Ukraine.”
Trump added that he has spoken with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on several occasions.
“I talked to Putin a lot, and he was actually very nice,” Trump said.
NATO summit in The Hague
From June 24 to 25, the NATO summit is taking place in The Hague. In particular, a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council is scheduled.
On Wednesday, June 25, the summit began with brief remarks from former US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. This will be followed by a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of heads of state and government, which will last 2.5 hours.
Also today, the President of Ukraine will have a separate meeting with the NATO Secretary General and the leaders of five key NATO countries – France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
The day will end with Rutte’s final press conference and his separate statements to the media together with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to the Western media, it was Donald Trump who caused this format. His unwillingness to participate in long multilateral meetings forced the allies to radically shorten the duration of the summit and the final declaration to one page.
Zelenskyy and Trump’s meeting
As a reminder, the first day of the NATO summit started in The Hague on June 24. During a meeting with Zelenskyy, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that the final declaration of the summit would contain “important language” regarding Ukraine and its support.
Rutte also called for increased military investment and production.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said he planned to meet with the Ukrainian president to discuss arms supplies.
on June 24, the White House confirmed that the meeting could take place. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the head of the Presidential Administration Andriy Yermak discussed this issue.
