New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday (August 30) said a trilateral meeting between himself, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "will happen," but cautioned that it likely won't take place until the war continues "a little longer."

"A tri would happen. A bi, I don't know about, but a tri will happen," Trump told the Daily Caller. "But you know, sometimes people aren't ready for it."

Trump poured cold water on the possibility of a direct bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelensky to lay the groundwork for peace, suggesting that tensions may need to continue before leaders are ready to negotiate.

"I use the analogy. I've used it a couple of times. You have a child, and the...