"There are no plans for US President Donald Trump to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the "immediate future," a White House official said. The official said the news came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a "productive" phone call. "Secretary Rubio and Foreign Minister Lavrov had a productive call. Therefore, an additional-in-person meeting between the Secretary and Foreign Minister is not necessary," the official told Axios and numerous other US outlets. The official asked not to be identified given the weight of the matter."
"European leaders earlier in the day issued ajoint statementsaying they were "united" in their strong desire for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. The leaders said they "strongly support President Trump's position that the fighting should stop immediately," suggesting that the current lines of control after four years of war could serve as a starting point for negotiations, but they warned that "international borders must not be changed by force.""
The White House announced there are no plans for President Trump to meet President Putin in the immediate future after a productive phone call between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Officials said the productive call made an additional in-person meeting between the two foreign ministers unnecessary. Trump had indicated he expected a meeting with Putin within weeks after their phone exchange. The White House hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and delayed approval for transferring long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. European leaders supported a ceasefire and cautioned that international borders must not be changed by force.
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