Q: "Why not invite Ukrainian President Zelensky to that summit?" .@PressSec Karoline Leavitt: "This meeting came about because the president of Russia asked the president of the United States to meet...the president is agreeing to this meeting at the request of President Putin." https://t.co/kYstZHheXh
Q: "Why not invite Ukrainian President Zelensky to the [Trump-Putin] summit?" Leavitt: "This meeting came about because the President of Russia asked the President of the U.S. to meet...The president is agreeing to this meeting at the request of President Putin." https://t.co/P740sBiipY
Karoline Leavitt on why Zelensky wasn't invited to the meeting between Trump and Putin https://t.co/UZtlqcuV8w
The White House confirmed that President Donald Trump has agreed to hold a bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Russian leader personally requested the meeting, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday. Leavitt said the encounter will be limited to the two presidents, adding that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not invited because the gathering was arranged specifically at Putin’s request. She said Trump’s aim is to "walk away with a better" relationship, but offered no details on the agenda, timing or location of the talks.