Washington, Aug. 12 -- US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Tuesday (local time) said that the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump on August 15 in Alaska was "suggested by Putin himself."

While addressing the US State Department briefing, Bruce said, "It was Putin who suggested this meeting."

"He (President Trump) is going to meet with President Putin to see what he has in mind, and if it's a fair deal, he will reveal it to the European Union leaders, NATO, and President Zelensky. He says, 'I'm going in to speak to Putin and I'm going to be telling him, you've got to end this war. You've got to end it," he added.

Bruce also highlighted Trump's frustration with Putin's actio...