US President Donald Trump has stated he believes he might meet with Russian chief Vladimir Putin "very quickly" to debate ending the struggle in Ukraine.

Supply: Trump in a remark to journalists on Sunday, 16 February, as reported by Reuters

Particulars: Trump stated that he’s working onerous to realize peace and believes that each Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wish to finish the struggle.

His feedback got here as america and Russia put together for his or her first negotiations in Saudi Arabia within the coming days.

Background:

• On 13 February, the Kremlin introduced that it had begun forming a negotiating workforce to organise a gathering between Russian chief Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.
• Trump stated he had tasked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Nationwide Safety Advisor Mike Waltz and Particular Envoy Steve Witkoff with main the negotiations with Russia.
• On the identical time, the US president asserted that Ukraine would have a seat on the desk within the negotiations on "ending the struggle".

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