The president of the United States, Donald Trumphe said he spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putinabout the end of the war in Ukraine, reported the New York Post, the first direct conversation known between Putin and an American president Since the beginning of 2022.
Trump, who has promised End the war in Ukraine But he has not yet explained in public how he will, he said last week that the war was a bloodbath and that his team had had “some very good conversations.”
In an interview aboard Air Force One on Friday, Trump told the New York Post that “he does not say it” when asked how many times he and Putin had spoken. “He (Putin) wants people to stop dying“Trump told the New York Post. The White House did not respond to a request for comments outside the usual working hours.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told the state news agency ‘Tass’ what “Many different communications are emerging“.” These communications are carried out through different channels, “Peskov said when Tass asked him to directly comment on the New York Post information.” It is possible that I personally do not know something, that he is not aware of something. Therefore, in this case I cannot confirm or deny it. “
The conflict in eastern Ukraine began in 2014 after a pro -corrido president was overthrown in the Revolution of Maidan and Russia annexed Crimea, with separatist forces backed by Russia fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Putin sent thousands of troops to Ukraine in 2022, describing it as “special military operation” to protect the Russian speakers in Ukraine and counteract what he said was a serious threat to Russia for the possible membership of Ukraine in NATO.
Ukraine and its western allies, headed by the United States, said the invasion was an appropriation of imperial style lands and promised to defeat the Russian forces. Moscow controls a portion of Ukraine approximately the size of the US state of Virginia and is moving to the fastest rate from the first days of the invasion of 2022.
Possible Trump-Poutin Summit
Trump has repeatedly said that he wants to end the war and that he will meet with Putin to discuss it, although The date or place of the summit is not yet known publicly. Russia considers that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are possible venues of a summit.
On June 14, Putin established its initial conditions for an immediate purpose of the war: Ukraine must abandon their ambitions to belong to NATO and withdraw their troops from the entire territory of the four Ukrainian regions claimed and mostly controlled by Russia.
Reuters reported in November that Putin is open to discussing a peace agreement in Ukraine with TrumpBut he rules out making important territorial concessions and insists that kyiv abandon his ambitions to join NATO.
The Kremlin has repeatedly asked for speculation about contacts with the Trump team for a possible peace agreement. Leonid Slutsky, head of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian Parliament, told the state news agency Ria on Thursday that the preparations for this meeting were in “an advanced stage” and that could take place in February or March.
The last time Putin spoke with former US president Joe Biden was in February 2022shortly before Putin ordered the sending of thousands of troops to Ukraine. The two leaders spoke for about an hour, according to the Kremlin.
The Washington Post Bob Woodward journalist in his 2024 book ‘War’, reported that Trump had direct conversations up to seven times with Putin after leaving the White House in 2021.
On Friday, Trump said he will probably meet with the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenskinext week to discuss the end of war. Trump told ‘New York Post’ that “he has always had a good relationship with Putin” and that he has a specific plan to end the war, but did not reveal more details.
“I hope it’s fast,” Trump said. “Every day people die. This war is so terrible in Ukraine. I want to end this damn thing“The president of the United States concluded.
Source: Lasexta
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