White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt briefed the press Tuesday afternoon as peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine war have largely dominated President Trump’s agenda in recent days.
The briefing came after Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders in subsequent meetings Monday in the Oval Office to discuss a potential ceasefire and potential security guarantees.
Trump also met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week, though he said little progress toward a deal was made.
During a hot mic moment on Monday, however, Trump was seemingly more optimistic that Putin would come to the negotiating table. He later called the Russian leader to set up a one-on-one meeting with Zelensky.
The event was scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. EDT.
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