The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said that he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “very soon” because civil servants from the countries are preparing to meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss the end of the war in the To end Ukraine.
“There is no time, but it could be very soon,” Trump told reporters on Sunday before the talks between US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia.
“It will be soon; We will see what happens, ”added Trump when he was asked if a meeting could take place this month.
Trump spoke to reporters after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had previously tried to alleviate the expectations of a quick end to the conflict, and expressed confidence that Putin wanted to end the war.
“They have a large mighty machine, you understand. They defeated Hitler and they defeated Napoleon. They fought for a long time, ”said Trump reporters after a flight on Air Force One.
“You have done it before. But I think he would like to stop fighting. “
When asked whether he believes Putin wants to confiscate the entire Ukraine territory, Trump said that he asked his Russian counterpart the same question, and it would be a “big problem for us”, if so.
Rubio used to say that Putin expressed his wish for peace in his phone call with Trump last week when the top US diplomat pointed out that the conflict would not be solved overnight.
“Now it is obviously to be followed by actions. In the next few weeks and days, it will be determined whether it is serious or not, ”said Rubio in an interview with CBS ‘Face the Nation.
“Ultimately, a call does not make peace. A call does not solve as complex war as this. “
Rubio said that the specifics of the talks, including the composition of the Russian delegation, were not completed.
“I have no details for you this morning, except to say that we are willing to follow the president of the president and explore ways when these opportunities offer to start a process in the direction of peace,” said Rubio.
Trump’s public relations work in Russia has expressed concerns in Ukraine and in Europe that Washington could run to secure a peace plan that grants a Ukrainian territory with little input from Kyiv or its European allies.
Neither Ukrainian nor European officials take part in the talks in the Saudi Arabian capital Riad, although Rubio emphasized on Sunday that Ukraine and Europe both had to be involved in any “real negotiations” that result from the meeting.
In an interview with NBC’s meeting of the press, which was broadcast on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he would not “accept” any agreement without the participation of his country.
“This is the war in Ukraine against us and it is our human losses,” said Zelenskyy when he took part in the Munich Security Conference on Friday.
The European head of foreign policy Kaja Kallas about the Munich Conference on Saturday moved parallels between the approach of the Trump government and the failure of the appeasement in the run-up to the world II.
“When I am here in Munich tonight, I can’t help but ask, have we ever been here? Czechoslovakia, in 1938, ”said Kallas and referred to the Munich Agreement, in which the annexation of the Sudetenland was supported by Nazi Germany in exchange for a promise of peace.
“We don’t have an attacker on our door that the country that is not. And the negotiators, not us, are already awarding their negotiations before the negotiations have even started. “
The European heads of state and government will be gathered for an emergency summit in Paris on Monday to discuss the conflict and future security of Ukraine.
In front of the summit, the United Kingdom said that Prime Minister Keir Strandmer on Sunday said that he was “ready and ready” to send British troops to Ukraine in order to keep peace in the event of a deal.
“I don’t say that lightly,” said Starrer in an op-e-ed published in the Daily Telegraph.
“I feel very deeply in the responsibility that is associated with putting British soldiers and women in danger.”
“But every role in ensuring the security of Ukraine helps to ensure the security of our continent and the security of this country,” said Starrer.
“The end of this war, when it comes, can not only become a temporary break before Putin attacks again.”
