US president Donald Trump said he expects the US-Ukrainian-RF format negotiations as possible after the meeting in Washington today.
The White House met the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky with US president Donald Trump. European leaders joined Zelensky as a kind of “support group”. Correspondent.net collects the first public statement of negotiations.
Trump wants a meeting with Putin
Trump, while talking to the media at the Oval Office, along with Vladimir Zelensky, said he was no longer considering the stop of the time at the required period in the future communication in Russia.
“I don’t think a Truce is necessary. If you look at the six wars I completed this year – these are completed wars, not a Truce. It’s nice, but I also have a strategic understanding,” he said.
Trump continued that in this case the parties gathered the strength and the case was reached the “hot” war.
Trump said the security guarantee for Ukraine was one of the key points of the discussion.
“We will discuss who and what to do. I hope to be together we can reach an agreement that will help prevent the new raid against Ukraine … I think European states will take up a lot of work, we will help them,” said the President of the United States.
He continued that the “possible exchange of territories” between Ukraine and Russia should be discussed, considering the current front line.
“We will arrange a Tripartite meeting (in US-Ukraine-RF format), maybe on the weekend,” Trump said.
Zelensky position
Vladimir Zelensky positively appreciated the bilateral conversation, which took place with President Trump at the Oval Office, and he joined him.
“I think I have a very good conversation with President Trump,” said Zelensky, Trump after the entered Remarka, also considered the “Excellent” meeting.
“He’s really the best. Sorry, maybe the” best “will be someday in the future. But he’s very good,” the Ukrainian president continued.
“We talked about sensitive issues. First, security guarantees. We will still discuss the security guarantees, and it is very important that the United States has sent a strong signal and ready to provide security guarantees,” Zelensky said.
What do Europeans say?
European leaders, who speak after Trump and Zelensky before negotiations, emphasize Ukraine security guarantees.
Italy’s Prime Minister George Melony said the parties will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, and he is pleased that we will “discuss the proposal of, so to speak,” Fifth Article “, which was originally an Italy’s proposal.”
The fifth article of the NATO Charter is an article, the content of which is customary as soon as an obligation of alliance members to see attacking one of them as an attack at all.
Calls to Putin
After negotiations with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and European leaders white, Trump planned a telephone conversation with the head of Kremlin Vladimir Putin.
“I just talked to President Putin indirectly, and we’ll have a phone talk right away after the meetings today,” said the US president.
He added that ultimately, the Ukraine-Russia tripartite summit may occur, or may not occur.
“If there is no Tripartite meeting, the fight will continue. And if there is, we will have good opportunities (end the war) … He is waiting for my call when we finish these meetings,” Trump said.
Soon, many media outlets -Sky News, CNN Reuters and the German edition of BILD reported that Trump was interrupted by meeting European leaders to call Putin.
Officially, the White House did not comment on the message about Putin’s call.
Source: korrespondent
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