According to the American president, Thursday’s phone call with the Russian leader was “a big step forward.”
The president of the United States, Donald Trump confirmed this Thursday that he will meet soon with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to seek a solution to the conflict in Ukraine. So far there is no confirmed date, however, he anticipated through his social networks that The meeting will be in Budapest, Hungary.
“We have decided that a meeting of our high-level advisors will take place next week. The first meetings will be led by the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on behalf of the United States, along with other people yet to be appointed. A place will be chosen. Then President Putin and I will meet at an agreed location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can end this ‘inglorious’ war between Russia and Ukraine“he wrote on his Truth Social network.
Both leaders had the conversation via telephone, which Trump described as “a big step forward”. According to him, it was “very productive“and Putin congratulated him “for the great achievement of peace in the Middle East“, in reference to the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
“I firmly believe that this success in the Middle East will contribute to our negotiations to end the war with Russia and Ukraine,” he stressed.
Donald Trump meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky
The call with Vladimir Putin took place before Donald Trump’s meeting, scheduled for Friday at the White House, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky .
Zelensky would have pressured Trump to sell Tomahawk missiles to kyiv that would allow Ukrainian forces to strike deeper into Russian territory. “Do you want the Tomahawks to go in that direction? I don’t think so,” the US President said on Sunday. “I think I’ll talk to Russia about that.”
“Interestingly, today we made progress, thanks to what has happened in the Middle East”Trump confirmed Wednesday night when referring to the war between Russia and Ukraine fresh from the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, while welcoming his supporters to a gala dinner in the main room of the White House.
Source: Ambito
