Trump to Hold Face-to-Face Talks with Putin Tomorrow
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U.S. President Donald Trump plans to hold negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, March 18. The American leader announced this to journalists on Sunday, March 16, while aboard the presidential aircraft Air Force One en route to Washington from his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
According to Trump, he and Putin hope to make "some statements" regarding the U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
"I think things are going quite well with Russia," CNN quotes Trump as saying. "We’ll see if we have something to announce, perhaps by Tuesday. On Tuesday, I will be speaking with President Putin."
"A lot of work was done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring an end to this war. Maybe we can, maybe we can’t, but I think we have a very good chance," Trump added.
According to the U.S. president, the sides have already discussed "a lot". CNN and AP report that the upcoming talks will focus on "territories" and "energy plants." Trump referred to these topics as "the division of certain assets."
On March 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin commented for the first time on the U.S. ceasefire proposal during a press conference following negotiations with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. He stated that Moscow "generally supports" the initiative, "but there are nuances." Specifically, Russia is demanding guarantees that the Ukrainian army will not use the ceasefire to continue mobilization, train troops, and acquire weapons.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram on March 14 that he sees "a good opportunity to end this war quickly and establish peace." "Of course, we are thinking about security guarantees. Of course, we are thinking about monitoring the ceasefire. But the first step is necessary. We support our American partners and President Trump in this. We want to trust America and its President. Ukraine is ready to act quickly and constructively. We have already warned that the only side trying to sabotage this process will not be us," Zelensky wrote.
"I think things are going quite well with Russia," CNN quotes Trump as saying. "We’ll see if we have something to announce, perhaps by Tuesday. On Tuesday, I will be speaking with President Putin."
"A lot of work was done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring an end to this war. Maybe we can, maybe we can’t, but I think we have a very good chance," Trump added.
According to the U.S. president, the sides have already discussed "a lot". CNN and AP report that the upcoming talks will focus on "territories" and "energy plants." Trump referred to these topics as "the division of certain assets."
On March 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin commented for the first time on the U.S. ceasefire proposal during a press conference following negotiations with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. He stated that Moscow "generally supports" the initiative, "but there are nuances." Specifically, Russia is demanding guarantees that the Ukrainian army will not use the ceasefire to continue mobilization, train troops, and acquire weapons.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram on March 14 that he sees "a good opportunity to end this war quickly and establish peace." "Of course, we are thinking about security guarantees. Of course, we are thinking about monitoring the ceasefire. But the first step is necessary. We support our American partners and President Trump in this. We want to trust America and its President. Ukraine is ready to act quickly and constructively. We have already warned that the only side trying to sabotage this process will not be us," Zelensky wrote.
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