Executive Branch

White House: No Trump–Putin Meeting Planned in Immediate Future

‘I don’t want to have a wasted meeting,’ Trump said.
White House: No Trump–Putin Meeting Planned in Immediate Future
President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a luncheon in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 21, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has called off a potential meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a White House official told The Epoch Times.

The decision followed a phone call between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who had also been expected to meet this week to prepare for a possible summit.

Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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