The Republican said that his meeting with the Russian leader is not subject to an appointment with the Ukrainian president, who demanded to participate in the negotiations.
The US president Donald Trump He assured that his imminent meeting with Vladimir Putin It does not depend on a second meeting with Volodimir Zelenski, Although the president of Ukraine He had asked not to be out of the negotiation for war.
“I would like to meet with me and I will do everything I can to stop the deaths“Trump said about Zelenski during a Brief appearance before the press in the Oval Officewhere he described as “shame” the figures of victims caused by the Russian invasion.
The US president suggested that the Meeting with Putin could be completed “in the next few days”according to the Kremlin. The appointment would be given at a key moment, after the Ultimatum that Trump launched to Moscow To agree on a fire before Friday, with the threat of applying New sanctions.
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Asked about whether that ultimatum is still standing, the American leader responded briefly: “It depends on him”in reference to Putin, and avoided confirming whether there will be new measures if there are no advances in the front.
For its part, Zelenski insisted that Ukraine should not be out of dialogue. In a speech issued Thursday, he said: “The Russian war is against Ukraine, against our independence (…) Therefore, the format of leaders’ meetings must be trilateral”and thanked Trump “Your willingness to seek real solutions”.
Meanwhile, fighting in East of Ukraine and the kyiv government are still an agreement between powers that does not include its conditions for lasting peace.
Russia confirms that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet “in the next few days” to talk about Ukraine
Russia confirmed that President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, They agreed to carry one high -level “In the next few days” with the aim of reaching an agreement for the high fire in Ukraine. This was confirmed by the Russian presidential foreign policy advisor, Yuri Ushakov.
“A suggestion of the US party, it has been agreed in principle to celebrate in the next days a bilateral meeting at the highest level“The advisor explained. At the moment, It is unknown where the meeting will take placealthough from Moscow they say that “in principle, it is agreed.”
“We have many friends willing to help organize this type of event. One of them is the president of United Arab Emirates”Putin said with the Emiratí leader Mohamed Bin Zayed al Nahyan, and said “it would be one of the quite suitable places.”
At the moment, there were no comments from the White House to the announcement of Russia and the presumption that the meeting is held in the United Arab Emirates.
Source: Ambito
