US President Donald Trump said he was planning a meeting with the head of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia. He also did not exclude the possibility of further contacts with the Russian leader, including bilateral visits to Russia and the States.

Trump reported this during a meeting with reporters in the White House oval office, about which the CBS News correspondent Jennifer Jacobs wrote about on the social network..

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The politician added that he will often talk with Putin, and after Saudi Arabia other contacts are possible.

Trump also spoke about directing direct negotiations with Russia without the participation of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. According to him, he does not see threats in this.

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Earlier it was reported that Russia is considering Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as possible sites for negotiations between Trump and Putin. In January, senior Russian officials visited these countries, which may indicate the preparation of the meeting.

According to ZN. UA, it was in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Turkey and Qatar that negotiations were previously held between Ukrainian and Russian representatives, including the exchange of prisoners.

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Recall that on the eve of Trump held a telephone conversation with Putin, after which he announced his intention to immediately start negotiations on the cessation of war in Ukraine. This initiative caused concern among the allies of Kyiv because of a number of statements, in particular about the impossibility of Ukrainian membership in NATO, as well as that there is a probability of a negotiation process without the direct participation of the Ukrainian side.