Trump, who took office last Monday, has repeatedly stated that he is ready to speak with Russia’s president as soon as possible to negotiate an end to the Ukraine conflict. The Kremlin previously said it was waiting for clear signals from the White House.
“We’ll be speaking, and I think we will, perhaps, do something that will be significant,” Trump said on Friday. “It’s just a senseless situation, and it’s got to stop. So whatever I can do to stop it… and we are having discussions, yes.”
When asked by a reporter whether that means he had already spoken with Putin or had a call scheduled, Trump responded, “I don’t want to say that.” When pressed on why he was withholding the information, he reiterated, “I just don’t want to say that.”
“We’re having very serious discussions about that war, trying to get it ended,” he added, confirming that these talks are taking place “with Russia.”
On Monday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that a phone call between the two presidents was not currently planned, as no agreement or understanding had been reached on the matter. He noted that all communication is presently being conducted at the embassy level.
Trump has pledged to negotiate a resolution to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev and has reportedly given his Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, 100 days to hammer out such a settlement.Last week, the US president threatened to impose new sanctions if Moscow refused to accept an unspecified “deal” to end the conflict but maintained that he is “not looking to hurt Russia.”
Russia has insisted that hostilities will only end if Ukraine commits to permanent neutrality, demilitarization and denazification, while also recognizing the territorial “realities on the ground.” Moscow has stated that it remains open to negotiations but insists that any agreement must include “reliable, legally binding agreements eliminating the root causes of the conflict.”
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Plus in order for prophecy to be fulfilled as it will, the Ukraine war must end. Russia will not bog itself down on multiple fronts. The focus has to shift to the Middle East. Syria becomes the focus as Trump may pull out of Syria completely. The current occupiers of Syria are suited lunatics. Israel will not pull out of Syria for good reason. Opening up a contentious sore spot that may fester. Trump in reality does not want anything to do with the Middle East as he views it as hot bed of crazies with little common sense and a selfish attitude and hatred going back thousands of years and no desire for peace.
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