“The call goes well and is still ongoing”wrote the White House Cabinet Deputy Chief, Dan Scavino, in a publication in the social network X.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will discuss a high fire in Ukraine
The call had been confirmed by the spokesman of the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskovwho said that during the same the leaders will address various issues. “There are many issues from the normalization of bilateral relations to the Ukrainian arrangement. All this will be treated by the two presidents, “he reported at his daily telephone press conference.
As far as it was informed, the call already It has been active for more than an hour and does not have a agreed duration. According to Peskov, among the preparations prior to contact, various consultations were included with the White House Security Advisor, Mike Waltz.
Today’s call is a fact that highlights the approach between both powers. Last week, Putín had already expressed his willingness to talk with Trump about the concerns about the truce proposal for 30 dayswhich was already Accepted by kyiv. For his part, Trump was confident that Putin will accept the truce: “I think you will agree. I really believe it. I think I know him quite well and that he will agree. “
The last telephone contact between both presidents dates back a month ago, when on February 12 they had their first call from the Trump’s return to the White House. There, they agreed to initiate a negotiation process to end the conflict in Ukraine.
War in Ukraine: the conditions that Russia puts to sign the high on fire for 30 days
As published by the Reuters agency, Russia presented to the new Trump government “broad and similar to the demands that have previously presented to Ukraine, the United States and NATO” To sign the momentary peace agreement with Zelenski.
The main condition that put Russia On the table is that that Ukraine does not adhere to NATO. In addition, from Moscow they also demand An agreement so that foreign troops are not deployed in Ukrainethe demilitarization of the countryand the international recognition of the Crimea’s Russian sovereignty and the four other provinces of the east annexed by Russia.
In this sense, one of the areas that most interests Moscow It is the Kursk Russian Regioninvaded by Ukrainian troops. The Putin government says it recovered almost the entire region, but is interested in assuring it that the 30 days of truce are not used by Ukraine to rearm.
Another key point is Who will watch over the high on fireaccording to Reuters. It is still not clear how and who will control that the peace agreement is respected for 30 days. The European agency explained that Putin would be putting excessive demands to get Ukraine out of the environment and negotiate directly with the United States. In any case, Russia feels strengthening and close to winning the war. Negotiations just begin and will not travel to the rhythm that Donald Trump wants.
Source: Ambito
