The White House has revealed why President Trump cancelled his planned meeting with Vladimir Putin in Budapest over the Ukraine War, emphasizing the need for a “tangible, positive outcome” before proceeding. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that while the meeting is not completely off the table, U.S. officials want to ensure productive results that advance peace and stability. The decision underscores Washington’s cautious approach amid escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions and reflects Trump’s focus on strategic diplomacy over symbolic engagements.
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00:00I think the president has also long expressed his frustration with Vladimir Putin and, frankly, both sides of this war.
00:06It feels as though, unfortunately, from the Russian side as of late,
00:10he has not seen enough interest and enough action in terms of moving the ball forward towards peace.
00:15A meeting between these two leaders is not completely off the table.
00:18I think the president and the entire administration hopes that one day that can happen again.
00:23We want to make sure it's a good use of the president's time, and the president doesn't want to waste his time, and he said that.
00:27Look, the president has always maintained that he would implement sanctions on Russia when he felt it was appropriate and necessary, and yesterday was that day.
00:37I think the president has also long expressed his frustration with Vladimir Putin and, frankly, both sides of this war.
00:43And he's always said in order to negotiate a good peace deal, both sides need to be interested in a good peace deal.
00:49And he feels as though, unfortunately, from the Russian side as of late, he has not seen enough interest and enough action in terms of moving the ball forward towards peace.
00:59And so a meeting between these two leaders is not completely off the table.
01:02I think the president and the entire administration hopes that one day that could happen again.
01:07But we want to make sure that there's a tangible, positive outcome out of that meeting and that it's a good use of the president's time.
01:14Of course, he's traveling to Asia next week.
01:16He has a number of events coming up here on the home front as well.
01:19He's been incredibly busy, as you all know.
01:21You're all tired from covering him and his movements every day.
01:24And so we want to make sure it's a good use of the president's time.
01:27And the president doesn't want to waste his time.
01:28And he said that.
01:30Look, the president has always maintained that he would implement sanctions on Russia when he felt it was appropriate and necessary.
01:37And yesterday was that day.
01:39I think the president has also long expressed his frustration with Vladimir Putin and, frankly, both sides of this war.
01:45And he's always said in order to negotiate a good peace deal, both sides need to be interested in a good peace deal.
01:52And he feels as though, unfortunately, from the Russian side as of late, he has not seen enough interest in enough action in terms of moving the ball forward towards peace.
02:01And so a meeting between these two leaders is not completely off the table.
02:05I think the president and the entire administration hopes that one day that could happen again.
02:10But we want to make sure that there's a tangible, positive outcome out of that meeting and that it's a good use of the president's time.
02:16Of course, he's traveling to Asia next week.
02:18He has a number of events coming up here on the home front as well.
02:21He's been incredibly busy.
02:22As you all know, you're all tired from covering him and his movements every day.
02:26And so we want to make sure it's a good use of the president's time.
02:30And the president doesn't want to waste his time.
02:31And he said that.
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