“US President Donald Trump has started a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin about peace in Ukraine, Reuters writes. The White House official reported that the call was ongoing. Shortly before the call, US Vice president, Jay Di, told reporters that Washington admits that a dead end had a dead end in the war. “We understand that there is a deaf angle here. And I think the President will tell President Putin: “Are you serious? Are you genuinely treated? To be honest, I think President Putin does not know how to get out of the war, ”Vance said, adding that he had just talked with Trump.”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
The White House official reported that the call was ongoing. The AR Agency also reported the start of the conversation.
Before that, the White House spokeswoman, Caroline Levitt, told reporters that Trump was planning to call President Zelensky when this conversation is over.
Shortly before the call, US Vice president, Jay Di, told reporters that Washington admits that a dead end had a dead end in the war.
“We understand that there is a deaf angle here. And I think the President will tell President Putin: “Are you serious? Are you genuinely treated? To be honest, I think President Putin does not know how to get out of the war, ”Vance said, adding that he had just talked with Trump.
Trump announced planned telephone conversations after Russian and Ukrainian representatives met in Istanbul for personal negotiations. It was the first meeting of two sides from the first weeks after Russia began its full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
“The topic of the call will be the cessation of” Bloods, “Trump wrote in a post on social networks. “We hope it will be a productive day, there will be a ceasefire, and this very cruel war, a war that never had to be, will end.”
Istanbul meetings, which included separate conversations with US officials, did not bring significant progress, but led to an agreement to exchange 1000 prisoners of war. There was no obligation to terminate the fighting, and during the weekend, Russia caused one of the largest shelling of drones, according to the Ukrainian side.
Russian representatives in Istanbul, according to reports, have made maximum requirements to Ukraine – urging their troops to be removed from the regions partially occupied by Russia – other conditions presented in the spring of 2022. These conditions are rejected by Ukraine and many of its Western allies.
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From the moment of joining the post in January, Trump has ceased to Russia’s war against Ukraine a priority of its foreign policy. These efforts were thwarted by the continuation of Russia’s offensive operations on the battlefield and Moscow’s unwillingness to agree to the 30-day ceasefire that Kiev agreed.
After a period of its initial tension with Kiev, the disappointment of the White House moved to Moscow, and the tone of public statements of US officials was exacerbated. Trump suggested that Putin had no real intention to look for peace, but “just pulls time.”
Last week, Zelensky, along with his negotiators, visited Turkey and promised to meet Putin; They were last met in 2019, before the full -scale war. But Putin announced in the last minute that he would not go to Turkey.
Zelensky also visited the Vatican on the weekend, looking for support from the newly elected Pope Lion XIV. The Ukrainian leader has also met with US Vice President, Jay Die Vance and US Secretary of State Mark Rubio in Rome.
It was Zelensky’s first meeting with Vance after a sharp dispute in the White House in February.