U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Oct. 23 that a future meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is “not completely off the table.”
“I think the president and the entire administration hopes that one day that can happen again,” Leavitt told reporters during a White House press briefing. “But we want to make sure that there’s a tangible positive outcome out of that meeting and that it’s a good use of the president’s time.”
