The American president does not lose sight of his goal. Friday, February 7, Donald Trump announced that he had a telephone interview with Russian president Vladimir Putin to discuss the end of the war in Ukraine, the next day reported New York Posttaken up by Reuters. The billionaire assured that he had “always had good relations with Putin” and that he had a concrete plan to end the conflict. But he did not disclose more details.
Only clarification, the head of state wants to go quickly. “I hope it will be fast,” said Donald Trump. “This war is so serious in Ukraine. I want to end this damn thing.” Adding: “Every day, people die. Young and beautiful soldiers are killed. Young men, like my sons. On both sides. Everywhere on the battlefield.”
In an interview with Air Force One, Donald Trump declared to New York Post : “He (Putin) wants to see people stop dying.” At the end of January, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said that Vladimir Putin was ready to have a phone call with his American counterpart and that Moscow was waiting for Washington to give him the green light.
According to the New York PostDonald Trump would have said that he “better said” how many times the two leaders have spoken. This Sunday, the Kremlin said they could not confirm or deny this call with the American president. “What can I say about this information? As the administration in Washington is developing its work, many different communications occur. And these communications go through different channels,” said Dmitri Peskov to the official press agency TASS. “And of course, because of these many communications, personally, I may not know something, not be aware of something. Therefore, in this case, I can neither confirm nor deny this information”, he continued.
Three years of war in Ukraine
For his part, Donald Trump added that he would probably meet the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky next week to discuss the end of the war. While the invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, the conflict is about to enter its fourth year. Thousands of people, the vast majority of Ukrainian, were killed. The war that has lasted for three years “would never have taken place” if he had been president in 2022, said the former real estate magnet. Who took the opportunity to tackle his predecessor in passing: “Joe Biden was a shame for our nation.”
In addition, vice-president JD Vance will meet the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich on security conference that will be held from February 14 to 16. Washington says he wishes to conclude a $ 500 million agreement with kyiv to access minerals in Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees as part of a possible peace agreement, according to the New York Post.
Asked about the possibility of negotiating with Vladimir Putin in an interview broadcast on Tuesday February 4, Volodymyr Zelensky assured that he would do it “if it is the only configuration in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and no longer lose people “. He spoke of a format with “four participants”, which would be a priori Ukraine, Russia, the United States and the EU.
“Being ready must rest on something […] So far, this can only be perceived as empty words of meaning, “swept the spokesman for the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskov, in front of the press on Wednesday. He once again stressed that the Ukrainian president had prohibited By decree in October 2022 any negotiation as long as Vladimir Putin is in power in Russia, a reply to the Kremlin decision to claim the annexation of four Ukrainian regions.