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US President Donald Trump and his Russian homologist Vladimir Putin
Negotiations should start “immediately”: Trump came to agree with Putin after a long telephone conversation. Then he spoke to Zelenskyy.
It is the first direct conversation that there is knowledge between the two leaders since Donald Trump took office last month.
After a long called Telefónica, almost 1 hour, held this Wednesday, Trump assures that Putin accepted start the negotiations “immediately” For a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, it advances.
“We discuss Ukraine, the Middle East, energy, artificial intelligence, dollar power and various other matters,” the US president wrote on the social network.
“We want to end the millions of deaths that are occurring in the war with Russia/Ukraine. President Putin even used my strong campaign motto: “common sense.” We both believe in this motto. We agreed to work together, very closely, including visit each other’s nations ”added Trump in the post.
“I believe this effort will lead to a successful conclusion, hopefully soon!” He concluded.
“The Russian President invited the US President to visit Moscow and expressed his willingness to welcome American employees in Russia in mutual interests, including the subject of conflict resolution in Ukraine,” Russian spokesman Dmitry confirmed the subject Peskov, quoted by.
Volodymyr Zelensky’s office has also confirmed the holding a one -hour telephone call With US President Donald Trump.
Minutes earlier, the Ukrainian President assured that he expects to complete economic agreements with the US at the Munich Security Conference, which will be held this weekend, which should be assured American support to Ukraineaccording to Zelenskyy.
“I told the secretary that, for my part, I will do everything to ensure that our team of government officials work in the next two days, to have the opportunity to finalize some agreements in Munich,” says.
Still this Wednesday the head of defense of the US, Peter Hegseth, commented that a ceasefire with Russia should not comply with the adhesion of Ukraine to the NATO.
Hegseth told that they considered that Ukraine must have security guarantees, But that these “should not be provided by adherence to the NATO and should rather be supported by capable European and non -European troops.”
“As part of any security guarantee, there will be no highlighted American troops ”for Ukraine, Adding that any peacekeeping troops sent to Ukraine should not be part of a NATO mission.
The US defense chief guaranteed, shortly before Trump’s announcement, that the goal of Ukraine, Returning to the borders it had before 2014, it is “unrealistic”.
This Tuesday Zelenskyy had even admitted the existence of a, idea rejected by Kremlin, who considered her “nonsense.”
