Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin wants a meeting as soon as possible about the war with Ukraine * Trump said Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his interest in a meeting regarding the war with Ukraine. * “President Putin said that he wants to meet with me as soon as possible,” Trump said during his remarks at Turning Point’s America Fest convention. * Trump, who is set to return to the White House in January, previously said on the campaign trail that if elected, he could end the war “in 24 hours.”