2026-08-04
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he has not discussed resolving the conflict in Ukraine in detail with President Donald Trump, and neither did Russian and American negotiating teams when they met last week in Saudi Arabia.
WATCH: Trump says he believes Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine
In remarks broadcast on state television, Putin also said Russia does not rule out European countries participating in a peace settlement.
Earlier in the day, Trump said he believed Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end the war and said he had asked Putin that question.
Putin and senior Russian officials had previously indicated they would not accept Western forces in Ukraine.
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