President Trump says a trilateral meeting between himself, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky “will happen” — but likely not before the war goes on “a little longer.”

The commander-in-chief Saturday poured cold water on any chance of a bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelensky to lay the groundwork for peace but said a summit between the two leaders is sure to happen as long as he’s involved.

“A tri would happen. A bi, I don’t know about, but a tri will happen,” Trump told the Daily Caller . “But you know, sometimes people aren’t ready for it.” 6

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Trump has met with Putin and Zelensky separately to draw out both leaders’ terms for ending the war, with Ukraine agreeing to a US-backed cease-fire proposal but Russia refusing to make c

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