‘I will know in minutes if we can deal’: Donald Trump on a meeting with Vladimir Putin; Russia-Ukraine talks on peace deal

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would know “within minutes” whether a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is possible when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week.“We are going to have a meeting with Vladimir Putin and … Possibly in the first two minutes, I will know whether a deal can be done or not, “Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday.When the reporter asked, “How will you know?” The US President replied, “Because I do this – I do the deal.”Trump said this immediately after deploying Washington, DC, Police Department and National Guard.Trump further stated that he aims to have a “creative conversation” with the Russian leader and wanted to see a ceasefire very quickly, very quickly. ““I am going to talk to Vladimir Putin and I am going to tell him, you have ended this war. And he was not going to play with me. But I felt that it was very honorable that the President of Russia is coming to our country, which is contrary to going to our country or even a third-party place, but I think I would have a creative conversation.”He also revealed a plan to call Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelansky and other European leaders immediately after the talks.Trump said, “The next meeting will be with Zelanski and Putin, or Zelancesi, Putin and me,” further saying that I will stay there if they need me, but I want to establish a meeting between the two leaders. ,Asked if he could imagine a time when the US and Russia can resume normal trade, Trump replied, “I do. Russia has a very valuable land.”He said that if Putin “focuses on trade rather than war,” relationships could improve, “it is a warning nation.”“This is what they do. They fight a lot of wars. A friend of mine said that Russia is difficult because they only keep fighting. They defeated Hitler. So have we …”At one point, Trump accidentally stated that he was “going to Russia on Friday.”The meeting is actually scheduled in Alaska on Friday, August 15, a state that is not a part of Russia in 1867 since its sales. The remote northern state was selected for its symbolic place in the Bering Strait from the eastern point of Russia.This will be the first visit to the United States in a decade; His last visit for the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 was New YorkAnnouncing a meeting on the truth social last week, Trump called it a “much awaited meeting” among the President of the United States, and the President of Russia who will “be” next Friday, August 15, 2025 in the great kingdom Alaska. “