Trump to discuss his recent call with Putin in talks with Zelenskyy

US President Donald Trump will discuss, among other topics, his recent phone call with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Source: Trump during a press briefing at the White House prior to his meeting with Zelenskyy, as reported by European Pravda

Details: The US president praised Zelenskyy, saying he "has been through a lot" during the war in Ukraine and also called him "a very strong leader".

"We had a big call yesterday, as you know, with President Putin and we'll be talking about it," Trump said. [N.B. Ukrainska Pravda does not recognise Putin as president – ed.]

Background:

• The US president has also explained his choice of venue for a meeting with Putin by saying that he likes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
• Trump spoke with Putin on 16 October for the first time in nearly two months. Following the conversation, he announced plans for a meeting in Budapest, which would be Putin's first appearance in an EU capital since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The visit would require Russian aircraft to cross the airspace of other EU member states.
• Bloomberg has reported that European leaders are trying to secure a seat at the negotiating table between Putin and Trump after their previous meeting in Alaska undermined efforts to maintain pressure on Russia.

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