Meeting with Trump will be another victory for Putin — NYT

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during a meeting in Helsinki on July 16, 2018. Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS
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The summit with the leader of the United States Donald Trump will be another victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The New York Times writes about this.

"A meeting with Trump would be another small victory for Putin," the publication says.

If it takes place, it will be the first face-to-face summit between the American and Russian presidents in more than four years, the newspaper notes.

As reported by EADaily, Donald Trump will meet with Vladimir Putin only if the Russian president meets with the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky. This was reported by The New York Post, citing a source in the White House.

As reported by EADaily, Russian President Vladimir Putin told media representatives today that, in principle, he was not against meeting with the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, to discuss a peaceful settlement at the Ukraine. "I have already said repeatedly that I have nothing against it in general, it is possible. But certain conditions must be created for this. Unfortunately, it is still far from creating such conditions," he said.

Vladimir Putin also confirmed today the possibility of meeting with Donald Trump next week and called the United Arab Emirates, with whose leader he had previously held talks, a "suitable place" for them.