Trump says he’ll speak to Putin on Tuesday to debate the top of the conflict in Ukraine | International | EUROtoday

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, mentioned through the evening of this Sunday that he plans to talk with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday with the aim of discussing the top of the conflict in Ukraine. “I will talk to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work has been done during the weekend, ”mentioned the Republican to journalists touring on the Air Force One throughout a flight again to Washington from Florida.

“We want to see if we can put an end to that war. Maybe we can, maybe we can’t, but I think we have a very good opportunity, ”the president continued. Trump tries to attain Putin’s help for a 30 -day fireplace fireplace proposal that Ukraine accepted final week.

The US authorities already gave indicators on the finish of final week to belief the probabilities of a excessive fireplace, first, and the top of the conflict, then after the conversations he had with Putin in Moscow the envoy of Washington, Steve Witkoff. Already on Friday, Trump indicated on social networks that there’s “a very good possibility that this horrible and bloody war ends” and requested his Russian beneficiency to the Ukrainian troops within the Russian area of Kursk. In subsequent statements, he insisted: “A lot of good vibrations arrive from Russia.”

Russia regained land in latest months in that area, so the distribution of territories might be one of many points on the desk within the dialog with Putin. “We will talk about land. We will talk about energy plants, ”Trump defined to journalists when requested about concessions. “I think that much of this was already discussed by both parties, Ukraine and Russia. We are already talking about that, distribute certain assets. ”

The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, had additionally spoken in regards to the prospects of Moscow accepting the settlement. Given that situation, it was mentioned “cautiously optimistic” days in the past after the final contacts, though he acknowledged that the scenario of the conflict is “complex.” The Foreign Ministers of the G-7, the seven international financial powers, amongst which is the United States, launched, alternatively, a discover to Russia, advancing that they’ll apply new sanctions if Putin doesn’t settle for the provide of truce on the desk. Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, summoned a videoconference on Saturday to cope with the scenario in Ukraine. “Sooner or later, Putin will have to sit down to negotiate,” he warned. The Russian response, for the second, goes by means of Putin’s final message, which solely contemplates that Ukrainian troopers within the Russian area are surrendered.