Trump's open-mic gaffe at leaders' summit: 'It sounds crazy, but...'
A critical summit was held in the US to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. US President Trump hosted Zelensky and European leaders at the White House.
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The first meeting was between Trump and Zelensky. Trump stated that if everything goes well, a trilateral meeting could be held involving Putin, Zelensky, and himself.
Following the bilateral meeting, a joint press statement was made with European leaders. Trump stated that an agreement could be reached within one or two weeks and that they would discuss a land swap.
MIC LEFT ON: "PUTIN WILL MAKE A DEAL FOR ME"
A microphone gaffe occurred at the summit. Not realizing the microphone was on while speaking with Macron, Trump said, "It sounds crazy, but Putin will make a deal for me."
CALLED PUTIN BY PHONE
The German newspaper Bild claimed that US President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone during his meeting with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
SUMMIT CONCLUDED
According to the statement from the White House, the meeting held in the East Room has concluded. According to reports in the US media, the meeting lasted approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.
It had been reported that US President Trump took a break from his meeting with European leaders to have a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.