US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he did not want a "wasted meeting" with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin , expressing his frustration with previous fruitless attempts at resolving the Ukraine war. Reacting to his Budapest summit with Putin being shelved, he said, "I don't want to have a wasted meeting. I don't want to have a waste of time, so I'll see what happens." Just days ago, Trump had indicated he would meet Putin within two weeks while pressuring Ukraine to cede the eastern Donbas region in exchange for peace. However, the Kremlin reportedly continued to insist on all its demands despite a recent call with Trump, prompting the White House to announce that no immediate meeting was planned. The Kremlin confirmed there is no set date for a new Trump-P
'Don't want to waste time': Donald Trump on Vladimir Putin's Budapest summit being shelved

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