Leavitt is asked whose idea was it to next have a bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy, rather than a trilateral meeting including Trump - a plan Trump outlined on social media yesterday, APA reports citing BBC.
She says that decision evolved through conversations with Putin and Zelenksyy and the European leaders on Monday.
They all agreed it would be a good thing if these two leaders sit down together and "the president expects that to happen."
She is asked about the Kremlin indicating that Putin has not agreed to a bilateral meeting with just Zelenskyy on the phone.
She assures the reporter that the Trump administration is working to get that meeting to happen.
She is also asked why Trump had a private conversation with Putin, during his meeting with the European leaders.
She says the other leaders were grateful that Trump had a call with Putin, and again declines to be drawn on meeting location possibilities.
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