The republican said that the fate of Donbass, a region in eastern Ukraine, remains unresolved
The President of the United States, said this Sunday (28) that the . After bilateral meeting with the Ukrainian counterpart, in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, the American leader declared that the fate of Donbass, a region in eastern Ukraine, is an issue that remains unresolved.
Russian troops occupy most of the Donbass region. One of Russia’s demands to comply with the peace agreement is that Ukraine cede territory.
In an interview with journalists after the meeting, . The Ukrainian leader said that it is the people who should decide. “This is their land, the land, not of one person. It is the land of our nation for many generations,” declared Zelensky.
Trump began his speech to journalists by saying that the meeting with Zelensky was “excellent”. The Republican declared “they are getting closer and closer to an agreement”. “We have made a lot of progress in ending this war,” he said.
Regarding the deadline for the end of negotiations, Trump said that “in weeks” it will be possible to know “clearly” whether the conflict can end. The US president considered that the negotiations are complex and said there was a possibility of “unexpected” problems arising that could compromise the consolidation of the agreement.
Trump also indicated that he could travel to Ukraine and present the peace proposal in Parliament, if it helped secure the treaty. However, he considered that going to the country is not planned at the moment.
When asked by journalists about Russia’s role in rebuilding Ukrainian structures after the war, Trump stated that Moscow will “help”. “President Putin is very generous in saying he wants Ukraine to be successful,” said the American leader.
Earlier, the republican informed, through a publication on his profile on the social network Trust Social, that , . According to Russian press reports, the phone call between Trump and his counterpart lasted one hour and 15 minutes. They agreed to create two peace working groups, one focused on security issues and the other on economic aspects.
The US president said that, during the meeting, there was dialogue with European leaders via telephone call. According to Trump, they spoke with:
- President of France, ;
- President of Finland, Alexander Stubb;
- President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki;
- President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
- Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre;
- Prime Minister of Italy, ;
- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, ;
- Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz;
- Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Mark Rutte.
Through a post on his profile on X (formerly Twitter), Stubb said that Trump and Zelensky’s call with European leaders lasted about an hour. The Finnish president declared that “concrete measures on how to end the war” were discussed. One of the Ukrainian charges is and “legally binding” by Western countries to prevent further aggression from Russia.
