Retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark told Newsmax Wednesday he is pessimistic that Russian Vladmir Putin will agree to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy anytime soon.

“President Trump was doing the best he could with the summit in Washington,” Clark said on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren.” “Russia hasn’t changed its goals. It’s not clear there’s going to be any progress on this right now.”

Clark said he doesn’t believe Putin wants to end the war.

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