Ukraine and Russia: Drone attacks after Trump-Tutin conversation

Ukraine and Russia: Drone attacks after Trump-Tutin conversation

CNN reports that Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of having started attack drones at night. This happened hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to US President Donald Trump by phone, refusing again to accept an immediate ceasefire.

attacks and drones

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, which shared information on her Telegram channel, Russia started 108 Shahed drones and various types of decoy drones. 93 of these drones were shot down by the air defense in the east, center and north of the country.

conversation between Trump and Putin

The air strikes followed an almost two -hour telephone conversation between Trump and Putin on Monday - Trump spoke from the Oval Office, while Putin from a music school in Sochi called. After the conversation, Trump announced that Kiev and Moscow would “immediately” begin the negotiations on an armistice.

reactions of the Kremlin

Vladimir Putin explained that the Kremlin was ready to work with Ukraine about a "possible ceasefire for a certain time, provided that corresponding agreements are made." However, neither Putin nor Trump could determine a time frame for a possible ceasefire, as the Kremlin consultant Juri Uschakow reported.

challenges in the negotiations

Putin previously ignored a proposal from Washington and Kiev about a 30-day ceasefire and last week rejected the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj, who had tried a personal meeting in Istanbul.

EU stand and sanctions

While the talks in Turkey got stalled, Trump said that he would not expect a significant breakthrough in the peace talks until he had spoken directly to Putin. "Unfortunately, the status quo has not changed after the phone call between Trump and Putin," said Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to President Selenskyj.

expectations of future discussions

EU leaders decided to increase the pressure on Russia through sanctions after Trump informed her about the conversation with Putin, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a post on X. Trump emphasized that he would not participate in new sanctions against Russia, "because there is a chance of progress."

The position of Ukraine

After the phone call, Selenskyj announced that the future location of the next round of negotiations will be discussed, which should aim to achieve an armistice. The Russian state news agency TASS reported that the Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow said that so far no concrete decisions about the location have been made for future contacts with Ukrainian representatives. "We are particularly interested in a quick solution by eliminating the roots of this conflict," says Peskow.

Putin's goal

According to William Taylor, the former US ambassador to Ukraine and a respected fellow at the Atlantic Council, Putin wants the Ukraine to surrender and disarmed. "He wants the Ukrainians to be in a position in which they cannot defend themselves," said Taylor and added: "That means Putin when he speaks of the 'roots of the conflict'."