President Donald Trump hosted North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House on Wednesday as his administration signaled growing frustration with Russia’s slow-walking of peace negotiations with Ukraine.
Rutte’s abruptly scheduled meeting with Trump comes as talks between the United States president, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have stalled.
“Regarding Ukraine-Russia, we thought it would be a little bit easier. That’s turned out to be tougher than the Middle East. The Middle East was supposed to be the tough one, and we’ve solved that puzzle, but this one will get solved,” Trump, seated next to Rutte, told reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday evening.
“Many Russians were killed last week. Many Ukrainians were killed last week. We think it’s
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