{"id":2476408,"date":"2025-08-19T15:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-pressing-toward-putin-zelensky-bilateral-despite-kremlins-silence\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:56:42","slug":"white-house-pressing-toward-putin-zelensky-bilateral-despite-kremlins-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-pressing-toward-putin-zelensky-bilateral-despite-kremlins-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"White House pressing toward Putin-Zelensky bilateral despite Kremlin&#8217;s silence"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fwhite-house-pressing-toward-putin-zelensky-bilateral-despite-kremlins-silence%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=2476408&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>The White House has confirmed that arrangements are underway for a potential bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, despite no official statement from the Kremlin.Both leaders have shown willingness to meet, and the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-denounce-antifa-despite-group-continuing-to-wreak-havoc-across-u-s\/\" title=\"... refuses to denounce Antifa despite group continuing to wreak havoc across U.S.\">national security team<\/a> is facilitating the process.White House press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed questions about the talks and emphasized that the U.S. government, including the Trump management, is actively working with both countries to make the meeting possible.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, former President Trump stated that he would not send U.S. troops to Ukraine, although he is considering air support options to help enforce European security guarantees related to peace efforts. Leavitt clarified that while military options are on the table, ground troop deployment has been definitively ruled out. The discussions follow recent meetings involving Trump, Zelensky, Putin, and European leaders focused on a peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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\">White House pressing toward Putin-Zelensky bilateral despite Kremlin&rsquo;s silence<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2207573\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">White House<\/a> confirmed that talks for a bilateral meeting between Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> and Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> are &ldquo;underway&rdquo; even as the Kremlin stays mum on its diplomatic plans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Both leaders have expressed a willingness to sit down with each other, and so our national security team will help both countries do that,&rdquo; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at Tuesday&rsquo;s White House briefing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3758005\/trump-ukraine-no-us-troops-assurance\/\">Trump says no US troops in Ukraine: &#8216;You have my assurance&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3759261\/democrats-republicans-economy-despite-voter-distrust\/\">Democrats turn screws on Republicans over economy despite voter distrust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3759325\/newsom-trolls-trump-in-all-caps-posts-calling-him-tiny-hands-and-low-iq\/\">Newsom trolls Trump in all-caps posts, calling him &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-trolls-trump-in-all-caps-posts-calling-him-tiny-hands-and-low-iq\/\" title=\"Newsom trolls ... in all-caps posts, calling him \u2018tiny hands\u2019 and \u2018low IQ\u2019\">tiny hands&#038;rsquo<\/a>; and &lsquo;low IQ&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a Truth Social post, Trump announced Monday evening that the White House would begin setting up a time and place for Zelensky and Putin to meet, but the Kremlin has been noncommittal on the idea of a bilateral meeting. The announcement came after Trump sat down with Zelensky and European leaders to discuss the terms of a peace settlement. A few days earlier, Trump met separately with Putin in Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt faced a number of questions on the subject during her Tuesday briefing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can assure you that the United States government and the Trump administration is working with both Russia and Ukraine to make that bilateral happen as we speak,&rdquo; she told one reporter, failing to halt further inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has,&rdquo; Leavitt responded when asked if Putin specifically &ldquo;promised&rdquo; to meet with Zelensky directly. &ldquo;I just answered that question.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caught-on-video-georgia-hack-gabe-sterling-called-out-by-dominion-executive-eric-coomer\/\" title=\"CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Georgia Hack Gabe Sterling Called Out by Dominion Executive Eric Coomer\">fielded questions<\/a> about the possibility of sending U.S. troops to enforce European security guarantees meant to uphold a peace between Ukraine and Russia. 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I won&rsquo;t certainly rule out anything as far as military options that the president has at his disposal. I&rsquo;ll let him do that. I can tell you he&rsquo;s definitively ruled out boots on the ground.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt&rsquo;s comments can be seen in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"csTu3YEniMM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Aug. 19, 2025\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/csTu3YEniMM?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.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>White House advances Putin-Zelensky talks despite Kremlin silence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2476409,"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\/AP25231635895662.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[51590,61554,3733,32127,8630],"class_list":["post-2476408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bilateral-talks","tag-kremlin-silence","tag-putin","tag-white-house","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25231635895662.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476408","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2476408"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2476412,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476408\/revisions\/2476412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2476409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2476408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2476408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2476408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}