President Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin’s envoy at the White House on Thursday, according to the former president’s statements. The meeting took place in the U.S. capital, but Trump did not engage with the Ukrainian officials who were also in Washington that day.
Details of the discussion between Trump and the Russian envoy were not released, and no official statement from the White House confirmed the agenda of the meeting. The Ukrainian delegation, meanwhile, was present in the city for a separate visit, but the former president declined to meet with them.
The brief interaction highlights the continuing diplomatic activity involving Russia and Ukraine at the highest levels of U.S. government, even as the former president’s engagement with the Ukrainian delegation was limited.
With no further information released, observers note that the meeting was limited to the Russian envoy and did not extend to the Ukrainian representatives who were also on the White House’s guest list.
<small>Source: PBS NewsHour — read the original story there.</small>
