““He wants to agree on the fate of Europe – without Europe. And he wants to talk about Ukraine – without Ukraine. It won’t be ” – Yermak”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
Russia’s leader believes that if peace talks begin within the current legal field, they will be illegitimate through Ukrainian legislation, which forbids Zelensky to conduct direct negotiations with Putin.
“It would be better for us to meet, based on the realities of today, to talk peacefully in all those areas that are interested in both the United States and Russia. We are ready. But, I repeat, this is, of course, it depends on the decisions and the choice of the current US administration, ”he said.
Volodymyr Putin also stated that with Donald Trump “he had always had exclusively business and at the same time pragmatic and trusting relations.” “I can not disagree with him that if he had not stolen victory in 2020, then perhaps there would be no crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022,” the head of the Russian Federation said.
In response to this interview, the head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak stressed that Putin was trying to promote the idea of Russia’s negotiations with the United States without the participation of Ukraine.
“He wants to agree on the fate of Europe – without Europe. And he wants to talk about Ukraine – without Ukraine. This will not be. Putin has long needed to go back into reality or return it. So it doesn’t work in the modern world, ”the post stated.
On October 4, 2022, Zelensky, by his decree, introduced the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine of September 30, which, in particular, provides for the impossibility of negotiating with President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the need to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capability.
For the first time, Donald Trump directly addressed the leader of Russian Putin to stop the war in Ukraine: “In view of all this, I am going to make Russia whose economy is collapsing, and Putin is a very big service. Again now and stop this senseless war! It will be worse. ”
Trump has threatened to impose large taxes, tariffs and sanctions on all goods from the Russian Federation to the US and other countries.
Speaker of Russian leader Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov responded to the de facto ultimatum of Trump, saying that he did not see in his statement “especially new elements.”
The other day, CNN, citing sources, reported that Trump had instructed assistants to organize a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. According to them, the US President wants to communicate with the President of the Russian Federation in the early days after inauguration to discuss a personal meeting. According to Trump, Trump hopes to start working quickly on the settlement of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Following the inauguration, US President Donald Trump said he could talk to Putin in the near future, but did not name specific terms.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said earlier that Trump could play a crucial role in completing the war with Russia and helping to stop Putin.