Trump Weighs Next Move on Stalled Ukraine Talks
President Donald Trump is grappling with how deeply to get involved in stalled negotiations over Russia's war in Ukraine, torn between pressing harder for a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or stepping back and letting events unfold, CNN reported.Two weeks after his summit with Putin in Alaska, Trump has grown increasingly frustrated by the lack of progress toward ending the conflict, according to administration officials.
Despite his high-profile push, including a White House meeting with seven European leaders and Zelenskyy just three days after his face-to-face with Putin, the momentum has largely evaporated.
"It's gotta be up to them. It takes two to tango," Trump said Monday when asked whether Putin agreed to meet with Zelenskyy.
"I'm going to make a decision as to what we do," Trump said. "It's going to be a very important decision, and that's whether or not it's massive sanctions or massive tariffs, or both, or do we do nothing and say, 'It's your fight.'" But I'll know in two weeks what I'm going to do."
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In two weeks, if nothing changes, President Trump needs to act. Putin has had enough chances and warnings. Putin is not to be trusted and has broken every agreement since 2014.