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Trump expects ‘pretty good results’ from Ukraine peace talks
STORY: :: Donald Trump says he expects positive outcomes from the talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia:: March 9, 2025:: In airJournalist: “Have you made a final decision about what sanctions or tariffs you might impose on Russia and when that might be?”Trump: “We’re looking at a lot of things. We have big meetings coming up, as you know, in Saudi Arabia. That’s going to include Russia. It’ll be Ukraine. We’ll see if we can get something done, like to get something done. A lot of people died this week, as you know, in Ukraine, not only Ukrainians, but Russians. So I think everybody wants to see it get done. We’re going to make a lot of progress, I believe, this week.”“Let’s see what happens with the whole Russia Ukraine thing. I think you’re going to have eventually and maybe not in the distant future, you’re going to have some pretty good results coming out of Saudi Arabia this week.”“Well, I think they (Ukraine) will sign the minerals deal, but I want them to want peace right now… (Journalist: ‘How do they show that?’) Well, right now, they haven’t shown it to the extent that they should. I think right now they haven’t, but I think they will be. And I think it’s going to become evident over the next two or three days.”Journalist: “Would you consider lifting the intel pause on Ukraine?”Trump: “Well, we just about have. I mean, we really just about have and we want to do anything we can to get Ukraine to be serious about getting something done.”U.S. officials are planning to use Tuesday’s meeting with a Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia in part to determine whether Ukraine is willing to make material concessions to Russia to end the war, according to two U.S. officials.The U.S. delegation will also be watching for signs that the Ukrainians are serious about improving ties with the Trump administration after a meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy devolved into an argument last month, said one of the officials, who requested anonymity to preview the closed-door talks.