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What Trump's Putin gaffe reveals about their upcoming meeting
And then there were two.
It will be a Trump-Putin bilateral summit in Alaska. Ukraine latest: Trump details talks with Putin The US president has ruled out a trilateral meeting including Volodymyr Zelenskyy and is framing the talks as low stakes.
He described it as a "feel out" meeting "to see what the parameters" are, and stressed "it's not up to me to make a deal." A strategic preemption perhaps, setting expectations low, and preparing the public for failure. But he remains wedded to the notion that "land swapping" will shape any deal to end the war in Ukraine.
"Good stuff" and "bad stuff" for both sides, he said, positioning himself as the pragmatic mediator between the two. He expressed irritation with Mr Zelenskyy's assertion that he doesn't have the constitutional power to concede land, though did say he hopes to get "prime territory" back for Ukraine.
The dealmaker-in-chief Mr Trump promised to brief the Ukrainian president and European leaders immediately after his meeting with Mr Putin. And he voiced confidence in his ability to quickly assess the potential for a deal, boasting his business acumen.
"At the end of the meeting, probably the first two minutes, I'll know exactly whether or not a deal can be made," he said. Asked how he would know, he replied: "That's what I do, make deals." Members of his cabinet nodded in approval.
Read more:Why Trump will have a lot of ice to break A law-and-order crackdown in the US capital seems timed to bolster his diplomatic stance. He branded crime in Washington "a national emergency.
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