{"id":2471617,"date":"2025-08-06T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hopes-to-meet-with-putin-soon\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:40:39","slug":"trump-hopes-to-meet-with-putin-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hopes-to-meet-with-putin-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump hopes to meet with Putin soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-hopes-to-meet-with-putin-soon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2471617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump plans to meet in person wiht Russian President vladimir Putin as soon as next week, following a productive visit to Moscow by his special envoy Steve Witkoff.The White House reported that discussions during Witkoff&#8217;s trip &#8220;went well.&#8221; Trump confirmed the upcoming meeting during a call with European leaders and indicated that it would be followed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-envoy-for-n-korea-to-meet-with-s-korea-japanese-partners\/\" title=\"U.S. Envoy for N. Korea to ... with S. Korea, Japanese partners\">trilateral meeting<\/a> including ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. While Zelensky has expressed readiness for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech\/\" title=\"Yemen, LGBT Refugees, And White Supremacy: Everything You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s First Foreign Policy Speech\">peace talks<\/a> with putin, it remains unclear if Putin has formally accepted the meeting proposal. Trump described the envoy&#8217;s discussion as a significant step toward ending the ongoing conflict and stated that European allies agree the war must come to a close.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump hopes to meet with Putin as soon as next week<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2198258\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump reportedly intends to meet face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as next week.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged breakthrough in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >top-level diplomacy<\/a> follows special envoy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3492468\/white-house-additional-sanctions-russia-witkoff-putin-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Steve Witkoff&rsquo;s visit<\/a> to Moscow this week, during which he oversaw discussions that the White House said &ldquo;went well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3492341\/leadership-israel-gaza-strip-invasion-trump\/\">Israeli leaders clash over full occupation of Gaza despite Trump&#8217;s consent for invasion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3492169\/trump-armenia-azerbaijan-talks-peace-deal\/\">Trump hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan talks will be another notch in his peace-deal belt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3492106\/cdc-issues-travel-alert-over-chikungunya-virus-outbreak-in-china\/\">CDC issues travel alert over chikungunya virus outbreak in China<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Wednesday that the &ldquo;Russians expressed their desire to meet with President Trump, and the president is open to meeting with both President Putin and President Zelensky.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left, President Donald Trump speaks at a business roundtable, May 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Multiple sources familiar with the matter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/06\/us\/politics\/trump-meeting-putin-zelensky.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told the<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/06\/us\/politics\/trump-meeting-putin-zelensky.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">  New York Times<\/a> <\/em>about the meeting the same day that Trump confirmed it during a call with European leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">outlet reported<\/a> that Trump informed the European leaders that his meeting with Putin would be followed by a trilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear to what extent Putin or Zelensky has accepted this proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called Witkoff&rsquo;s meeting &ldquo;productive&rdquo; in a Wednesday Truth Social post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, just had a highly productive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin,&rdquo; Trump wrote. &ldquo;Great progress was made! Afterwards, I updated some of our European Allies. Everyone agrees this War must come to a close, and we will work towards that in the days and weeks to come. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3492468\/white-house-additional-sanctions-russia-witkoff-putin-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WHITE HOUSE STILL EXPECTED TO ENFORCE ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA AFTER WITKOFF-PUTIN MEETING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zelensky has maintained for months that he is prepared to meet with Putin any time and any place if it means negotiations will be conducted for peace.<\/p>\n<p>Putin recently paid lip service to the idea of meeting with Trump and Zelensky, but the Russian leader has a long track record of dodging these proposals when the opportunity is presented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2198258\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2198258\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump aims to meet Putin face-to-face as early as next week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2471618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25138629460607.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32402,4470,5894,3733,3634],"class_list":["post-2471617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-international-relations","tag-meeting","tag-politics","tag-putin","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25138629460607.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2471617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2471621,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471617\/revisions\/2471621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2471618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2471617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2471617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2471617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}