Trump set a new condition for the meeting with Putin: a meeting with Zelensky is mandatory.

US President Donald Trump has set a new condition for a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. According to this condition, the meeting will only take place if Putin meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

According to information from The New York Post, a White House representative stated that Trump agreed to meet with Putin only on the condition that he meets with Zelensky.

Trump's new condition for a meeting with Putin

A White House representative emphasized that the meeting between Trump and Putin will only happen if Putin meets with the Ukrainian president.

'Putin must meet with Zelensky for the meeting to take place. The location is not set'

Also, on August 7, it was announced in Russia that Moscow and Washington had generally agreed on a high-level meeting between Putin and Trump. The negotiations were proposed by the American side, said Putin's assistant Yuri Ushakov.

Reaction of the president's office

Advisor to the President of Ukraine on communications, Dmytro Lytvyn, reacted to this information with his X and published a screenshot of the article with an emoji.

Earlier, Trump stated that he was willing to meet with Putin only if it would contribute to ending the war in Ukraine. Putin pointed to a possible meeting place with Trump - on neutral territory in a third country.

The US President set a condition for a meeting with Russian leader Putin - the meeting will only take place if Putin meets with President of Ukraine Zelensky. Earlier, Russia announced a possible high-level meeting between Putin and Trump, but now this meeting depends on negotiations between Putin and Zelensky.