Trump’s push for Putin-Zelenskyy talks hinges on Kremlin's conditions

After Monday’s White House meetings between President Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, the question remains: is Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared to sit down face-to-face with the Ukrainian leader — and on what terms?Trump said he had personally called Putin to begin arranging a meeting. The Kremlin, by contrast, offered a more ambiguous response, acknowledging the idea had surfaced but refusing to confirm whether Moscow would accept.For Putin, any such encounter would carry more weight as theater than diplomacy. "Putin would not like to meet Zelensky because he