Trump doesn’t want to have ‘wasted meeting’ with Putin
Politics
October 22, 2025

Trump doesn’t want to have ‘wasted meeting’ with Putin

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold because he doesn’t want it to be a “waste of time.” It was the latest twist in Trump’s stop-and-go effort to resolve the war in Ukraine.

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Artist Ella Papini of Brownsville puts the finishing touches on a community mural on the side of the Lisa J. Buday Law Office along Liberty Street in California. Funded through a Rotary District 7305 ...
No paper July 4
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
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Happy Birthday, America
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