Russians and Americans agreed in Riyadh on Tuesday, February 18 to establish a “consultation mechanism” intended to settle their litigation and will appoint negotiators on the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump says “more confident” in the possibility of a Agreement with Moscow. Questioned by the press in his residence in Mar-A-Lago in Florida on a possible meeting with Vladimir Putin before the end of the month, the American president replied: “Probably”.
By calling the Russian President on the phone last week to consider setting a end of the conflict directly with him, Donald Trump caused a shock in Europe and Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky denouncing on Tuesday of talks “on Ukraine without ‘Ukraine “, from Ankara, after a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “I am very disappointed” of these words, replied Donald Trump. “I hear that they are angry not to have a seat (at the negotiating table), when they had a seat for three years, and even well before that,” said the Republican. “I think I have the power to end the war,” he said.
Info to remember
⇒ Donald Trump says he will “probably” meet Vladimir Putin before the end of the month
⇒ The American president “disappointed” by Ukrainian criticisms on the United States – Russia talks
⇒ Emmanuel Macron will hold a new meeting this Wednesday “with several European and non -European states”
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A part of Odessa without heating or electricity after a Russian attack
A “large” residential area of the port city of Odessa, in the south of Ukraine, is without heating or electricity on Wednesday morning after a “massive” Russian attack which made at least one injured, announced its mayor Guennadiï Troukhanov . “Following an enemy attack, 14 schools, 13 children’s gardens and a large residential area (more than 500 dwellings) are now without electricity and without heating,” he said on Telegram. He said that a children’s clinic and a kindergarten had been “seriously damaged” and that a “injured” person was currently hospitalized.
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Donald Trump says he will “probably” meet Vladimir Putin before the end of the month
Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would “probably” meet Vladimir Putin before the end of February, a few hours after a Russian-American meeting in Saudi Arabia in particular to mention a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.
Questioned by a journalist on the possibility of such an encounter with his Russian counterpart before the end of the month, the American president hosted his head and replied “probably”, before leaving the room of his residence Mar-A-Lago, in Florida, where he had just given a press conference.
During this one, Donald Trump said he was “much more confident” in the possibility of an agreement to end the war than before these discussions. “Russia wants to do something. They want to end wild barbarism,” he said.
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Donald Trump “disappointed” by Ukrainian criticisms on the News States – Russia
Donald Trump strongly set up Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, who denounced these Russian-American discussions in Saudi Arabia as talks “on Ukraine without Ukraine”. “I am very disappointed” of these words, replied the American president. “I hear that they are angry not to have a seat (at the negotiating table), when they had a seat for three years, and even well before that,” he said.
A few minutes later, Donald Trump reiterated his words: “Today I heard: ‘Oh, we were not invited’. Well, you have been there for three years. You should have put an end Three years ago.
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The EU calls on the United States to “do not fall into Russian traps”
The EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas called on Tuesday the United States to “do not fall into Russian traps”, believing that Moscow would try to divide the Westerners, after the Russian-American exchanges on the ‘Ukraine in Riyadh.
“With European Foreign Affairs, I spoke to the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after his discussions in Riyadh. Russia will try to divide us. Do not fall into their traps,” she wrote on X . “By working together with the United States, we can reach a fair and lasting peace-in the words of Ukraine,” added Kaja Kallas.
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Emmanuel Macron believes that Donald Trump “can re -ensure a useful dialogue” with Russia
Donald Trump “can reject a useful dialogue with President Putin,” Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday in an interview with several French regional media. “He recreates strategic ambiguity for President Putin” by employing “very firm words” and creating “uncertainty” which “can help put pressure”, he added, assuring him Even ready to speak to his Russian counterpart “when it is timely in the cycle of upcoming negotiations”.
The French head of state also assured that “France does not prepare to send troops to the ground, belligerent in a conflict, on the front”. But that it would be possible to “send experts or even troops in limited terms, outside any conflict zone, to consolidate the Ukrainians and sign solidarity”.
This Wednesday, the French president is organizing a new videoconferencing meeting with “several European and non -European states”, with the objective of having maintained themselves with all EU heads of state by the end of The week. It will also bring together “in the coming days” French political forces to discuss the situation in Ukraine.