Following the Meeting Between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, Preparations Have Begun For A Discussion between the Ukrainian President and His Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin. The American President is Optimistic, But The Initial Reaction from Russia Appears Cautious.
Trump Already Spoke with the Russian President On Monday Duration Consultations at the White House. “I start preparation for the meeting between President Putin and President Zensky in a location yet to be determined,” he 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 discussions, The Ukrainian President Told Reporters as he left the white house. “Ukraine will never block a path to peace,” Zensky Said. He added that there is no date yet for a meeting with putin.
A More Cautious and Less Concrete Reaction Followed from Moscow. “Putin and Trump Want to Explore the Possibility of Raising the Level of representatives from Moscow and Kyiv in the Talks,” A Kremlin Spokesperson Said on Telegram.
How and Where That Meeting Should Take Place is Still Uncleear. Trump would like to see Zensky and Putin Meet Within the Next Two Weeks. That was the Timeframe 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 Will Really Come
Merz is Skeptical about Whether Putin Really Sees Such A Conversation As An Option. “We don’t know if the Russian President Has The Courage to Participate in Such a Summit,” The Chancellor Said. He was one of the seven European leaders who also spoke with Trump on Monday about the war in Ukraine.
Finnish 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 be allowed to participate in the discussions later. The European Leaders would like that, because Accordance to them the Peace talks are also about the security of all of Europe. But Trump has not yet mentioned them as Possible participants.
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