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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said an upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been secured, crediting Trump with creating the conditions for direct talks that had eluded his predecessor. “Nobody else could have created the conditions that lead to a meeting like this,” Hegseth told reporters, adding that Putin had not been willing to engage when Joe Biden was in office. Hegseth suggested the leaders will discuss ending the war in Ukraine and hinted that negotiations could involve land swaps and other concessions, acknowledging that “no one's going to be happy” with the compromises required. Details on the date, venue and format of the talks have not been disclosed.
.@SecDef Pete Hegseth on upcoming meeting between Trump and Putin: "Nobody else could have created the conditions that lead to a meeting like this." https://t.co/Mka4FiyeuJ
‘Under Joe Biden, the violence raged, the war raged, & Putin never took him serious’ — SecDef Hegseth ‘There could be land swaps. There's going to be concessions. No one's going to be happy’ https://t.co/TTW2cdIk6z https://t.co/GTuDur4Uop
.@RepGregSteube on the Trump-Putin meeting: “If anybody can do it, President Trump can. This historic opportunity wouldn’t exist if he hadn’t returned to office. Putin knows Trump will put crippling sanctions on him if he doesn’t cut a deal. Trump’s sick of the death and https://t.co/oyszeEVkdK
