Trump speaks to Putin on Tuesday and announces news about Ukraine

Trump speaks to Putin on Tuesday and announces news about Ukraine

On Sunday evening, US President Donald Trump announced that he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. He expressed the hope that they might have “acquired something” in relation to the ceasefire proposed by the USA for the war in Ukraine.

conversations about the ceasefire

During his return to the White House after a weekend in Mar-a-Lago, Trump said: "We come, I think well with Russia. Let's see if we may have to announce something by Tuesday."

progress in the negotiations

Trump emphasized that a lot of work was done during the weekend. He said: "We want to see if we can end this war. Maybe we can, maybe not, but I think we have a very good chance." He added that both sides had already discussed a lot.

topics of negotiations

The negotiations should also include discussions about the country and power plants. Trump noticed: "A lot is very different today than before the war." He mentioned that the ongoing discussions had already dealt with topics such as the "distribution of certain assets".

Kreml confirms talks

The Kremlin also explained that US negotiators would travel to Russia to have further discussions, but without revealing details about the participants.

Putin's reaction

These developments follow Trump's announcement that Ukraine has approved a proposed 30-day ceasefire of the United States, which now lies in the Russia field. However, Putin's answer was ambivalent. He explained that Moscow theoretically agreed to the proposal, but stated strict conditions and called for concessions from Kiev. He also repeated his claim that the current Ukrainian government was part of the "cause" for the war.

Restoration of relationships

On Friday, Putin also explained that his country was working on restoring relationships with the United States after "practically reduced to zero" and "destroyed by the previous American administration". "Overall, the situation begins to move," he said in relation to relationships with Trump administration. "Let us see what will become of it."