Putin lavishes praise on Trump and agrees to meeting after furious Zelensky accused the US President of making him 'sell his country' for $500bn mineral deal

Vladimir Putinrussian President

I was briefed (on the talks). I rate them highly, there is a result,

Putin said at a drone factory in Saint Petersburg

It is impossible to solve many issues, including the Ukrainian crisis, without increasing the level of trust between Russia and the United States,

the Russian leader added

Russia wants to do something,

he said

Volodymyr Zelenskyyukrainian President

Unfortunately, President Trump – I have great respect for him as a leader of a nation that we have great respect for, the American people who always support us – unfortunately lives in this disinformation space,

Zelensky said

Look, we all want a victory, and we want Trump to win, and we want Ukraine to win, all of us to succeed,

he said