Ukrainian President Volodymyr Genskyj is ready to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin without imposing conditions in advance. Greens said this after Monday’s interviews he had in the White House with US President Donald Trump and European leaders, TASR writes based on DPA and AFP reports.
- Greens wants to negotiate with Putin without preliminary conditions.
- European leaders support a bilateral meeting between Ukraine and Russia.
- Trump supports negotiations at the level of leaders with Russia.
- Details of security guarantees will be finalized within a week.
“I confirmed – and all European leaders supported me – that we are ready for a bilateral meeting with Putin,” He said Greeny after negotiations to the Ukrainian media in front of the White House. “We are ready for any format,” He added, but specified that it would have to be a leader level meeting.
Greeding further said that “whatever happens”, he should meet Putin to start looking for a way to end the war. According to his own negotiations, he would respond to such negotiations without preliminary conditions, as Moscow would respond to the request of Kiev, according to his words “a hundred” of its own requirements. At the same time, however, he described the previous request of Kiev for the ceasefire prior to start peace negotiations.
Ukrainian President on the social network X added that Trump supported the meeting (Ukraine and Russia) at the level of leaders. “Such a meeting is needed to solve sensitive questions,” he added.
Greeding to journalists indicated that it was It was Putin who suggested that the bilateral Russian-Ukrainian meeting first be held and then a three-sided meeting with Trump. Sky News states that Trump claimed to be a three -sided meeting before Monday’s call with Putin. After the call, however, he announced that it would only happen after the meeting of Putin with Zelensky.
Ukrainian leader also said that With Trump and European leaders discussed security guarantees, He received important signals from the US.
According to the CNN station, he informed that During the interviews in the White House, there was a proposal that Ukraine would buy through the program of its European allies – as a condition of security guarantees from the US – US weapons worth $ 90 billion or even produced drones, which part would be bought by the US. However, he added that this is still being discussed and the parties have not yet reached an agreement.
This agreement, respectively Details of security guarantees will be elaborated in some way in some way next week, or within ten days ”.
