The Vatican was converted into a summit on Sunday, which, on the occasion of it, gathered personalities from around the world, with many of them marking developments on at least one active war front of the planet, that of Russian -Ukrainian conflict.
Indeed, the day before, Rome was a diplomatic upheaval with meetings on meetings and at least four European leaders – Germany, Britain, France and Poland – before his scheduled conversation with his Russian counterpart, Monday morning (10.00am), Associate of Donald Trump, Steve Whitkov.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff predicts that Pres. Trump will have a «successful» phone call with Russian Pres. Putin on Monday.
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The debate “will greatly contribute to the determination of where we are and how to complete this negotiation,” Witkov said. “I believe the president will have a successful conversation with Vladimir Putin,” he told this Sunday show Sunday. “They know each other. The president is determined to succeed here, if he can’t do it, then no one can, “he said.
Sanctions are coming to Moscow, Merz confirmed
Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, however, from the “alliance of the willing” made sure to announce that the new sanctions package against Russia will come into force on Tuesday, as talks on the war in Ukraine “remained inferior to us”.
“President Putin was not willing to come to Turkey, and his troops continue their attacks today. That is why we will step up the pressure on Russia and on Tuesday we will put in place the 17th sanctions package, which includes the so -called shadow fleet in the Baltic, “he said at a joint press conference with the Italian prime minister and stressed that he considers the US irreplaceable partner.
In response to a question, however, the Chancellor rejected any discussion of a possible mission of European troops to Ukraine in order to guard a possible truce. “We cannot predict it at all today. Therefore, the debate on sending troops to Ukraine is a debate that is now completely out of any political reality. This discussion does not exist. There is no need. There is no reason to talk about this issue right now. We are far from it. First of all, we want to silence the weapons, to stop the murders, “he added.
Putin’s message to Trump before the phone …
A clear message to Donald Trump, regarding the outcome of the war and the peace talks, was sent by Vladimir Putin. In his statements to VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin, the Russian president stressed that his country is expecting a US reciprocity over respecting their national interests.
“The Americans, the American people and the American leadership, including the president, have their own national interests and we respect them. We assume that they will be treated in the same way, “Putin said, in an interview with the Telegram interview.
The result that Russia needs is the elimination of the causes that caused the crisis, he even noted about the results that Moscow achieves in the war in Ukraine: “Russia has enough power and resources to accomplish what began in 2022, to lead to its rational end.”
He also referred to the result he expected, saying that this is the elimination of the causes that have caused the crisis from the outset, as he considers that a ceasefire in Ukraine is dangerous if these causes are not addressed.
“What Russia expects, as a result, is the elimination of the causes that have caused this crisis, the creation of conditions for long -term sustainable peace, and to ensure the security of the Russian state, to ensure the interests of our people in those territories we always talk about. Where people who consider their Russian mother tongue live and consider Russia their homeland, “Putin said.
Previously, the Russian side has repeatedly stated that the result of the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict should be long -term peace.
