Trump has become increasingly frustrated with Russia’s refusal to agree to a ceasefire in the nearly four-year Ukraine war, having so far failed to convince Putin to back down on his maximalist demands.
The US leader met Putin at a summit in Alaska in August but the meeting failed to yield any sort of peace deal.
Trump announced last week he planned to meet Putin for a second round of talks in Budapest but then on Tuesday called off the plan, saying he did not want a “wasted” meeting.
When asked about Trump’s comments, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “No one wants to waste time, neither President Trump nor President Putin.”
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated preparations were continuing.
“We are saying that preparations for a summit are continuing,” he was quoted as saying by the state TASS news agency, without elaborating.
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