The US president-elect did not specify a timeframe for the meeting.
“He wants to meet and we are setting it up,” he stated during remarks at his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago.
In response, the Kremlin stated that while it was amenable to the discussions, no specifics had been verified as of yet.
Trump has voiced doubts about US military and financial backing for Kyiv and pledged to negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine shortly after he assumes office on January 20.
“President Putin wants to meet,” he stated Thursday night.
“We need to end that war because he has stated so even in public. What a bloody mess that is.
