A meeting between two of the most powerful leaders in the world, which could change the course of the war in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin is “open” contact with Donald Trump without preconditions, the Kremlin announced on Friday January 10, welcoming the American president-elect’s desire to “solve problems through dialogue”.
The Russian president has repeatedly stated that he is open to communication with international leaders, “including with the President of the United States, including with Donald Trump”its spokesperson Dmitri Peskov told the press. “No conditions are required, which is necessary. It is a mutual desire and political will to resolve problems through dialogue.he continued, attributing this last quality to the American president-elect.
“We start from a mutual desire to meet”Dmitri Peskov finally concluded, specifying that there was currently no concrete plan for a meeting between the two men.
Trump wants to “end” the war in Ukraine
Donald Trump, who is due to take office on January 20, said Thursday January 9 that he was preparing a meeting with Vladimir Putin to “to end it” with the conflict in Ukraine. The Republican billionaire promised during his election campaign to put an end to “in twenty-four hours” to the conflict in Ukraine and has already called for a “immediate ceasefire” and talks.
For his part, Vladimir Putin is sticking to his guns and still calling for Ukraine to surrender, for it to renounce joining NATO and for Russia to keep the Ukrainian territories for which it claimed annexation, namely Donetsk. , Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhia.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacted soberly to a potential meeting between the two men via its spokesperson Georgi Tykhy, quoted by the Interfax-Ukraine press agency: “All of us in Ukraine want to end the war fairly for Ukraine and we see that President Trump is also determined to end the war”.
According to him, Kyiv is preparing for discussions with American officials “immediately” after Donald Trump takes office, in ten days.
Source: www.liberation.fr
