President Donald Trump said Thursday he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a deal, and that threats of sanctions against Russia likely played a role in Moscow seeking a meeting.

But he also said he does not expect an immediate ceasefire to result from his meeting with Putin in Alaska on Friday.

“He’s — he really, I believe now — he’s convinced that he’s going to make a deal. He’s going to make a deal. I think he’s going to, and we’re going to find out,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News Radio.

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