Washington – President Trump said on Monday that he had expected to determine only moments in himself meeting This week with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be possible to make a deal to make a deal. War in Ukraine,
“At the end of that meeting, perhaps the first two minutes, I will know if a deal can be signed or not,” Mr. Trump said in a white house press conference that where is he Announced plans For a federal acquisition of the police force of Washington to help deal with crime.
He said that he thought that Friday’s Citdown with Putin in Alaska “would actually be a feel-out meeting.” Mr. Trump said “it would be good, but it could be bad” and predicted that he could say, “a lot of luck, keep fighting. Or I can say, we can make a deal.”
Putin wants to close Russia’s benefit since invading Ukraine in February 2022 as Mr. Trump presses for a ceasefire that has been out of reach. Shri Trump’s eagerness to reach a deal has feared such agreement in Ukraine and Europe in favor of Russia, without adequate input from Ukraine. After promising Mr. Trump, the two leaders have criticized the two leaders – and so far to fail – to end the faster struggle.
NATO General Secretary Mark Rute Told “Face the Nation” On Sunday, “It is important to see how serious Putin is, and only what President can Trump.”
“It is really important that a meeting takes place. It will not be the final to say on it,” Rute said. “Of course, Ukraine will have to join Europe, but it is important to start the next stage of this process, putting pressure on the Russians, as President Trump has been for the last six months.”
On Monday, Mr. Trump gave repeated opportunities to say that he would push to participate in his discussions with Putin for Ukrainian President Volodimare Zelanceci, and was particularly dismissing Zelancesi and needed to be a part of an attempt to seek peace.
He said that Ukrainian President Russia had done “a lot of meetings” without stopping the war starting. Mr. Trump also said that the Zalensky was in power for the period of war and he said “nothing happened during that time”. He said that with Putin, who has created power in Russia for decades.
Mr. Trump said that, after his meeting with Putin, “the next meeting will be held with Zelancesi and Putin” but it could also be a meeting “Putin and Zelanski and Me”.
European colleagues have pushed for Ukraine’s participation, afraid that the discussion may otherwise be favored by Moscow.
At that point, Mr. Trump said that he will call Zelansky and European leaders after his discussion with Putin, “Tell them what kind of deal – I am not going to make a deal. It’s not to make a deal for me.”
Mr. Trump spent the early part of his administration while decrying Zelancesi, even suggesting that he was a dictator as his country did not choose during the war. Zelenskyy was Exiting the oval office In February, Mr. Trump and Vice President JD Vance suggested that he was not grateful enough for American support.
Recently, Mr. Trump has Expressed disappointment With Putin that Russia has not appeared to take a push more seriously for a ceasefire, and softened its tone towards Zelanceci. His comments suggested on Monday that he could have another change of heart.
“President Putin invited me to join,” said Mr. Trump. He said that he felt that it was “very respectable” that Putin is coming to the US for Friday meeting, rather than that Mr. Trump goes to Russia.
“I want to see a ceasefire. I want to see the best deal that can be made for both sides,” said Mr. Trump.
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The President reiterated that any major agreement could include land swaps without expansion. He threatened Moscow with more economic sanctions if it is not done to work towards more ceasefire, but on Monday suggested that, Friday’s meeting should be successful, he could see a day when the US and Russia normalize trade relations.
Putin is expected to be unbreakable in his demands to capture all areas of his forces and prevent Ukraine from joining NATO, with a long -term purpose of returning it into the Moscow’s influence area.
Zelansky insisted that he would never agree to any formal Russian annexation in the Ukrainian region or would leave the dialect for NATO membership.
Putin believes that he has an advantage on the ground as Ukrainian forces struggled to retrieve Russian advances with a 600 mile front. On the lines of the front, some Ukrainian soldiers believe that the end of vision for war is the end of the vision.
Summit so far with European and Ukrainians, not invited to Germany Tried to prepare On Wednesday, by inviting Mr. Trump, Zelanski, NATO chief and many other European leaders for a virtual meeting.
German Chancellori said the talks would seek an additional way to pressurize Russia and prepare peace talks and “regional claims and security issues”.
German Chancellor Frederick Merz spokesman Stephen Mayor said that the German government “always emphasized that the boundaries should not be transferred by force” and Ukraine should decide its fate “independently and autonomally.”
Earlier, a Ukrainian drone attack killed a person and injured two other people in one area about 260 miles from Moscow.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said its aerial rescue stopped and destroyed a total of 39 Ukrainian drones along with several Russian areas as well as the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia had annexed in 2014.
