The White House press secretary Karolin Lewit said on Tuesday that President Trump canceled his August holiday at his Bedminster Resort to work on the conversation to end the Ukraine-Russia war.
Lewitt said that Trump considered his New Jersey Golf Resort to continue the peace talks, but instead decided to stay in the White House.
“This is usually the time when the President goes on leave, but not the President,” he said. “There [were] Discussion about working with a bedminster for a few weeks, but he decided against it. ,
“He is a man on a mission. He wants to move forward. Get things quickly,” said Lewitt. “He wants to strike when the iron is hot.”
The President usually takes a holiday in August while the Congress is out for its holiday. Tusrap At 17-day trip For Bedminster in 2017 during his first term.
Trump focuses on ending the Ukraine-Russia war and a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. A few days later, on Monday, Trump hosted several European leaders for talks at the Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelanski and the White House.
The President announced after negotiations that he was working to arrange a bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelanski, followed by a tripartite meeting in which they will be included.
Asked about the time of the tripartite meeting, Levit replied, “It is difficult to do justice. I think he wants to see how the bill goes.”
The White House has been optimistic about the meetings, without giving a time -line. Lewitt told reporters that Putin promised that he would hold a direct meeting with Zelansky.
