Trump kept waiting: Putin's delayed call stirs tension
The BBC newsroom in the UK reported on Tuesday that Donald Trump was awaiting a conversation with Vladimir Putin. Trump's special envoy, Mike Waltz, responded to these reports.
Putin attended a Association of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs meeting around 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Meanwhile, Peskov had previously announced that the conversation with Trump was scheduled to take place between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. The Russian TASS agency reported that Putin left the conference at 7:52 a.m.
The British broadcaster suggested that the schedule could be interpreted as conveying a message that other matters take precedence, implying that waiting is necessary.
The White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Dan Scavino, reported on platform X that Trump's conversation with Putin regarding the end of the Russian invasion of Ukraine began at 10 AM Eastern Time. In the past, Putin has often been late to essential meetings, forcing others to wait.
Waltz was asked about this during a press conference held on Wednesday afternoon Eastern Time in front of the White House. Regarding suggestions that the Russian leader made Trump wait before the conversation started, Waltz said: "Donald J Trump does not sit and wait for an hour for any head of state."
