After the Meeting Between Donald Trump and Volodyymyr Zelensky, Preparations have Begun for a Conversation between the Ukrainian President and His Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin. Trump is Optimistic, but the initial reaction from Russia Seems Cautious.
Duration the Consultation in The White House, Trump Already Spoke with the Russian President On Monday Evening (Local Time). “I start preparing for the meeting between President Putin and President Zensky, at a Location Yet to Be Determined,” Trump writes on truth social about that phone call. “After that meeting, we will have a conversation with the three of us: The Two Presidents and Myself.”
Zensky is open to such talks, he told reporters duration his departure from the white house. “Ukraine will never block a path to peace,” Zensky Said. Hey also that no date has leg set for a meeting with putin.
From Moscow, A More Cautious and Less Concrete Reaction Followed. “Putin and Trump discussed the Idea of Exploring the Possibility of Raising the Level of representatives from Moscow and Kyiv in the Talks,” A Kremlin Spokesman Said on Telegram.
How that meeting should look Exactly and where it will be hero is still unclear. Trump would like to see the meeting between Zensky and Putin Take Place Within Two Weeks. That was the Timeframe that the American President Mentioned in the Phone Call with Putin, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Told Reporters in Front of the White House.
Doubt Among European Leaders Whether Putin Really Comes
Merz is Skeptical Whether Putin Really Likes That Conversation. “We don’t know if the Russian President Has The Courage to Participate in Such a Summit,” Said the Chancellor. Merz was one of the seven European leaders who also spoke with Trump about the war in Ukraine on Monday Evening.
French President Alexander Stubb Shares that Doubt. “We have yet to see if putin is so good,” he said.
It Remains to Be Seen Whether European Countries Will also Get A Place In The Talks. The European Leaders would like to see that: Peace talks are, after all, also about the security of Europe. But Trump has not yet mentioned them as Possible participants.