Trump Snubs Zelensky's Urgent Meeting Request - Will Host Only When Final Deal Is Agreed To

"Trump's latest comments on Ukraine peace progress suggest a direct meeting with Zelensky may not happen after all. The Ukrainians are pushing a face-to-face by Thursday, or at least this week. But President Trump is not going to meet with Zelensky until a deal is agreed to.

Thus it appears the US president is serious about seeing a real compromise reached. Zelensky is seeking to convince Washington to nix the territorial concessions part of the now 19-point peace plan. Below are the key lines of Trump's Tuesday Truth Social post:
"Over the past week, my team has made tremendous progress with respect to ending the War between Russia and Ukraine.
I have directed my Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with President Putin in Moscow and, at the same time, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll will be meeting with the Ukrainians.
I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages." 

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