President Trump Wednesday stated Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to start out talks to finish the battle in Ukraine throughout a “lengthy and highly productive” cellphone name.
Framing Putin as a possible associate on the world stage, Trump stated they might “work together, very closely” towards winding down the Ukraine battle, which began when Putin invaded the neighboring nation three years in the past.
“As we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine,” Trump stated. “President Putin even used my very strong campaign motto of ‘common sense.’ We both believe very strongly in it.”
Trump stated he deliberate to ask Putin to the U.S. and hopes to make a reciprocal go to to Russia.
A comrade mourns subsequent to the coffin containing the physique of Anton Spitsyn, Ukrainian servicemen and co-founder of particular objective unit of “Gostri Kartuzy” (Peaky Blinders), who was killed preventing Russian troops, throughout funeral ceremony in Kharkiv on February 5, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photograph by IVAN SAMOILOV/AFP through Getty Pictures)
“People have died in a war that would not have happened if I were president, but it did happen, so it must end,” Trump stated. “No more lives should be lost.”
Trump stated he deliberate to tell Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy concerning the 90-minute dialog, however he didn’t say whether or not Ukraine can be a part of the talks.
Putin has refused to barter with Zelenskyy, calling him a puppet. Ukraine has resisted stress to cede territory to Russian invaders as a possible bargaining chip, though Zelenskyy this week steered he may very well be open to territorial compromise.
Ukrainian firefighters attempt to put out a hearth in a constructing after a drone strike in Kharkiv on February 5, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photograph by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP through Getty Pictures)
Together with Ukraine, Trump stated he and Putin touched on a wide range of topics together with the conflicts within the Center East, power, synthetic intelligence and the U.S. greenback’s place on the earth financial system.
He thanked Putin for releasing imprisoned American instructor Mark Fogel in a swap for Alexander Vinnik, a Russian Bitcoin swindler jailed within the U.S., a deal that apparently greased the wheels for the cellphone name.
The Trump administration had already signaled that it deliberate to stress Ukraine to simply accept some sort of land-for-peace deal to finish the battle.
Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth informed a European Union assembly earlier Wednesday that it was “unrealistic” for Ukraine to assume it might preserve all its internationally acknowledged territory or that Ukraine ought to turn into a member of NATO, a key Russian demand.
“President Trump spoke in favor of an early end to hostilities and a peaceful solution to the problem,” Peskov stated. “President Putin, for his part, mentioned the need to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and agreed with Trump that a long-term settlement can be achieved through peaceful negotiations.”
