Putin and Trump in conversation: Selenskyj warns of Russia's tactics!

Putin and Trump in conversation: Selenskyj warns of Russia's tactics!

Sumy, Ukraine - Wladimir Putin and Donald Trump made a phone call about the Ukraine War, while Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj Russia accused of making time to continue the war. Selenskyj described Putin's conditions for a ceasefire as "unrealistic", which further tightened the tensions between the nations. Despite the conversation between the two heads of state, the first direct discussions between Russia and Ukraine were unsuccessful after more than three years. This reports vienna.at .

Putin said that Russia was ready to create a “memorandum” to prepare a possible peace agreement with Ukraine. This step comes at a time when the Sumy Ukrainian authorities have announced the evacuation of over 200 locations. So far, 52,000 people have been brought to safety, which corresponds to around 60% of the 86,000 civilians that should be evacuated. The military governor Oleh Hryhorow announced that support to provide support on both a humanitarian and financial and psychological level. However, further details for the end of the evacuation are still unclear.

severe attacks in Sumy

The Sumy region has been the goal of Russian attacks for months and is seen as a potential goal for the expected summer offensive Moscow. At the weekend, a minibus that was to evacuate civilians was shot at by a Russian drone near Bilopillja, with nine people killed. This incident has also tightened the already tense situation and shows the continuing dangers for civilians in the region, such as giessener-allgemeine.de reported.

In view of these developments, Germany, the USA and other allies increase the pressure on Russia. Before the planned conversation between Trump and Putin, heads of state and government from different countries such as Great Britain and France have discussed possible sanctions if Russia does not seriously get involved with ceasefire and peace talks. Trump said that he sees the possibility of a deal with Putin optimistic and plans to speak to Selenskyj and NATO representatives even after his conversation with Putin.

diplomatic efforts and challenges

Despite the continuing violence, Putin remains open to the outside of diplomatic negotiations, but this is often linked to conditions that are unacceptable for Kiev. This includes the demand for surrender and the waiver of territory on the part of the Russian leadership, which does not recognize the political and cultural sovereignty of Ukraine. Historically speaking, earlier discussions, for example in Istanbul in spring 2022, failed due to fundamental differences about security guarantees and the Russian-Ukrainian border as well as a lack of trust in the seriousness of Russia in negotiations, such as ZDF.de summarized.

The way to a possible peace agreement remains rocky and complex, while the civilian population continues to suffer from the consequences of the war.