Trump named condition for meeting with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he would be ready to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin if there is confidence in a deal on Ukraine, TASS reports.

"We need to know that we are going to make a deal," said the American leader, answering a question about when he would be ready to hold a meeting with Putin. Trump spoke with White House press pool journalists aboard his plane during a refueling stop in Doha on his way to Malaysia.

The American leader expressed disappointment regarding the progress of peaceful settlement in Ukraine, noting that he "has always had very good relations with Vladimir Putin."