According to the spokeswoman for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to start the next peace stage, i.e. to meet with the President of Ukraine Wołodylyn Zelnski.
“We will work on it to happen as soon as possible,” she said.
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According to Politico, citing his sources in the White House, Budapest would be the place of the Trump-Putin-Zełenski three-sided meeting.
She added that the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance and a special envoy of President Steve Witkoff will coordinate activities with Ukraine and Russia, so that Putin and Zełenski will take place as soon as possible.
She emphasized that After a bilateral meeting, a three -sided peak may take place, with the participation of President Trump.
According to interlocutors of the American portal Budapest is the “first choice” of the administration in Washington. President of France Emmanuel Macron forces the leaders to meet in Geneva.
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Peace negotiations of Russia and Ukraine. Trump talks about the key two weeks
Referring to the commentary of the journalist about the suit of the Ukrainian president, Trump assessed that Wołodymyr Zelnski “looked very good” during their Monday meeting in the White House.
“I would say that within two weeks we will find out if it will be any other way. It is possible that later we will have to use a different tactics. We'll see. We'll find out about it soon” – Trump said in an interview with Todd Starnes.
“This is a difficult war. This is a terrible war. This is the worst thing since World War II” – added the president.
Zelanski's meeting with Putin. Lavrov undermines the mandate of the President of Ukraine
During the meeting with Zelanski and several European leaders, Trump announced that he had started organizing the Putin meeting with Zelanski, after which a three -sided peak with his participation would be planned. The White House confirmed that Moscow agreed to bilateral talks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ławrow stated on Thursday that Putin's meeting with Zelanski would only be possible after resolving the disputes. At the same time, he questioned the mandate of the Ukrainian president to conclude peace. Zelanski pointed out that Kyiv expects Washington's “decisive reaction” if Moscow refuses to meet.
