Donald Trump has confirmed that he will talk to Vladimir Putin tomorrow to discuss “dividing up certain assets” in Ukraine.
“I'll be speaking to [Putin] on Tuesday. A lot of work's been done over the weekend,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
The US President announced that he intends to address land and power plants with his Russian counterpart over possible concessions.
“We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,” Trump added.
The US President announced that he intends to address land and power plants with his Russian counterpart over possible concessions
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“I think we have a lot of it already discussed very much by both sides, Ukraine and Russia,” the 47th President continued. “We are already talking about that... dividing up certain assets.”
He added: “Maybe we can, maybe we can't, but I think we have a very good chance.”
Over the weekend, Trump told journalists that he believes Putin will agree to the US proposal of a 30-day ceasefire - a deal which Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said he would support.
“I think he's going to agree. I really do. I think I know him pretty well, and I think he's going to agree,” Trump told Free Measure, adding that the White House was “dealing” with him.
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Last Thursday, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff had a meeting with the Kremlin as the US and Ukraine continue to back the proposal deal.
Witkoff told CNN that it was a “positive” and “solution-based discussion”.
His words followed Putin saying that he would support the deal but there were “nuances” that would require “painstaking research” first.
The special envoy did not disclose the specific points of discussion during his meeting with the Kremlin - nor did he comment on whether America would assert Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia would be considered Russian or Ukrainian in the future.
Last week, Putin said that he would support the deal but there were “nuances” that would require “painstaking research” first
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After Ukraine came out in support of the deal, US officials declared that the “ball was now in Russia’s court” as other world leaders - including Sir Keir Starmer - announced that Moscow should agree to the deal.
Extensive talks took place in Saudi Arabia between top diplomats from Washington and Kyiv to conduct peace talks.
Both nations subsequently released a joint statement outlining a deal for an “immediate, interim” ceasefire along the frontline.
It took almost two days before the Kremlin issued his formal response to the agreement.
