The president of the United States said that “No date has been set, but it may be very soon”although Moscow advanced this week that could take “several months” to be organized.
United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over Ukraine can happen “very soon” but that there is no set date.
Donald Trump, questioned by a journalist about the moment for a meeting with the Russian president, replied that “No date has been set, but it may be very soon”although Moscow advanced on Thursday that it could take “several months” to be organized.
Ukraine will not attend the meeting between Russia and USA in Saudi Arabia
The statements of the US President Among a delegation led by his head of diplomacy, Marco Rubio, who is currently touring the Middle East, and Russian negotiators.
The presence of Ukrainian representatives at this meeting remains uncertain, with the US Secretary of State to say that It was also unaware of details of the negotiating team sent by Moscow.
“Nothing has been finished yet”said Marco Rubio about negotiations with Ukraine, adding, in an interview with that these negotiations would be an opportunity to start “A broader conversation that would involve Ukraine and the end of the war.”
“I think he wants to stop fighting”, said Donald Trump about Putin this Sunday, recalling his With the Russian President, who surprised Washington’s European allies.
The US President also revealed that Steve Witkoffone of its main counselors for international affairs – expected in Saudi Arabia for these conversations – met with Vladimir Putin for “about three hours”without specifying the date.
Kremlin (Russian Presidency) said on Thursday that There was still no “decision” about the date of the meeting between Russian and American leadersand that could take “several months” to be organized.
“So far, no decision has been made. It will take time to prepare this meeting. It may take weeks, or a month, or several months,” said Russian presidency spokesman Dmitri Peskov, in an interview with Russian pervy Kanal.
