Trump and Putin expected to speak this week about ceasefire terms, envoy says | Donald Trump
Donald TrumpOn Sunday, Steve Whitkov’s envoy said that he expects the American president to talk to him Vladimir Putin This week, the Russian president “accepts a philosophy” of Trump’s shooting and peace.
He told Witkoff Cnn that discussions with Putin over several hours last week were “positive” and “on solutions”. He refused to confirm when asked whether Putin’s demands include the surrender of the Ukrainian forces in Kursk; International recognition of the Ukrainian lands seized by Russia Russia; Restrictions on Ukraine’s ability to fill; Stop western military aid; And prohibited foreign peace memorization.
Putin said on Thursday that he supported a truce, but he set many details that must be negotiated before completing the deal. The Russian president said he was open to the 30 -day ceasefire proposed by the United States, but he provided mysterious conditions for his support, which raised questions about what the Kremlin wanted.
Witkoff refused to describe Russian terms. He said that the American envoys “narrowed the differences” between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators, and will meet Trump on Sunday to discuss “how to narrow the differences more.”
Wittouf added that the discussions included Ukraine, Russia and the countries of the European stakeholders, including France, Britain, Norway and Finland, as well as other elements “will include a ceasefire.”
He said that Trump was updated on discussions, as happened. “It is involved in every important decision here and I expect that there will be a call between [US and Russian] Presidents this week. “
Witkeov also said that the United States continues to participate and hold talks with Ukraine, and “advise them about everything we think.”
Ukraine has agreed to a 30 -day US ceasefire proposal in last week’s talks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and since his catastrophic meeting at the White House two weeks ago, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe was trying to photograph Kiev as Trump’s plans, with only Putin’s suggestion playing for time and not serious to negotiate a deal.
Zelenskyy has agreed to ask discussions on regional questions and potential security guarantees that are suspended only after the ceasefire has entered and more detailed discussions are held. Previously, he insisted that the ceasefire would only have a meaning if Western partners will provide Ukraine a kind of security warranty.
Trump has made clear that there are no American guarantees on the table, while the British Prime Minister, Kiir Starmer, is trying to collect an alliance of other Western allies to put a potential peacekeeping squad that can be deployed in Ukraine after a deal. However, it is not clear that such a task can work without our support, and Russian officials have repeatedly ruled out accepting any deal related to Western shoes on the ground in Ukraine.
On Sunday, Zelinski said that Russia had fired more than 1,000 drones and more than 1,300 air bombs directed on Ukrainian soil during the past week. “This is not what someone does want a quick end to the war, so we have to press Russia jointly to force it to stop its aggression,” Zelinski wrote on Telegram. Ukraine also launched a new wave of drones against Russian territory during the weekend.
Wittakov said that the American negotiator teams will meet with Russian and Ukrainian officials this week. He said: “As the president said, there is really expected that there will be a kind of deal in the coming weeks, and I think this is the case.”
There were fears that the settlement that was paid before Trump administration It will look like an explicit Russian victory, at the expense of Ukraine and its allies in Europe.
Last week, Trump and Putin started other warnings in Kiev by exchanging friendly words, where the new American administration is heading to Moscow during the attack Ukraine With the threat of the language and the withdrawal of some military support.
Separately, the National Security Adviser at Trump, Mike Waltz, told ABC this week that diplomacy was back and forth in continuing. Valz said that there will be “a kind of land for future security guarantees, the future situation of Ukraine”, and called on the permanent NATO membership of Ukraine “incredibly unlikely.”
Al -Fals asked whether it was reasonable to believe that “we will stop every Russian inch of every inch of Ukrainian lands, including the Crimea?”
He said: “We can talk about righteousness and error. We also have to talk about the reality of the situation on the ground. This is what we do through diplomacy, through the diplomacy of the shuttle, through proximity talks.”
