US President Donald Trump has mentioned he had a "good" assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders and that he’s engaged on arranging a gathering between Russian chief Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy and a three-way talks.
Supply: Trump on Reality Social; CNN
Particulars: Trump wrote that he had mentioned the matter with Putin throughout a cellphone name, following conferences with European leaders on the White Home.
Quote from Trump: "I had an excellent assembly with distinguished visitors, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron, of France, President Alexander Stubb, of Finland, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, of Italy, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, of the UK, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, President of the European Fee, Ursula von der Leyen, and Secretary Basic of NATO, Mark Rutte, within the White Home, which resulted in an extra assembly within the Oval Workplace."
"On the conclusion of the conferences, I known as President Putin, and commenced the preparations for a gathering, at a location to be decided, between President Putin and President Zelenskyy.
After that assembly takes place, we may have a Trilat, which might be the 2 Presidents, plus myself. Once more, this was an excellent, early step for a Conflict that has been happening for nearly 4 years." [N.B. Ukrainska Pravda does not recognise Putin as president – ed.]
Particulars: Trump didn’t specify when any of those conferences would possibly happen, although media studies recommend a Zelenskyy-Putin assembly may occur on the finish of August.
The US president mentioned his present conferences centered on safety ensures for Ukraine, which "can be offered by the varied European International locations, with a coordination with the US of America".
Beforehand: Earlier, Trump mentioned he expects to organise US-Ukraine-Russia talks as quickly as potential after 18 August's assembly in Washington.
Background:
- Trump advised journalists on the White Home that he not considers the cessation of hostilities a essential step for additional peace talks with Russia.
- Trump additionally commented on potential US safety ensures for Ukraine, together with the potential deployment of American troops, which he neither confirmed nor denied.
- For his half, Zelenskyy thanked Trump and European allies for the weapons that Ukraine is now receiving by way of a particular NATO mechanism.
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