‘We’ve an excellent likelihood’: Trump to talk with Putin on US ceasefire proposal for Ukraine – The Occasions of India

US President Donald Trump introduced that he’ll discuss to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, expressing hope that they might have “one thing to announce” concerning the US-brokered ceasefire proposal for the struggle in Ukraine.
“We’re doing fairly properly, I feel, with Russia. We’ll see if we’ve got one thing to announce possibly by Tuesday. I’ll be chatting with President Putin on Tuesday,” Trump informed reporters aboard Air Power One on Sunday evening whereas returning to the White Home.
Trump stated vital work had been executed over the weekend, with efforts targeted on ending the struggle. “Possibly we are able to, possibly we are able to’t, however I feel we’ve got an excellent likelihood,” he stated.
In line with Trump, either side have already mentioned key points, together with land and energy vegetation, as a part of the negotiations. “Plenty of land is lots completely different than it was earlier than the struggle,” he famous, including that talks have additionally coated the division of property.
The Kremlin confirmed final week that US negotiators would journey to Russia for additional discussions, although it didn’t disclose particulars concerning the delegation.
This improvement adopted Trump’s announcement that Ukraine had accepted a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire, shifting the main target to Russia’s response. Whereas Putin initially stated that Moscow agreed with the proposal “in concept,” he additionally set out robust circumstances, demanding concessions from Kyiv. He repeated his long-standing declare that Ukraine’s authorities was a part of the “root trigger” of the struggle.
On Friday, Putin additionally prompt that Russia was working in the direction of restoring relations with the US, which he claimed had been “virtually decreased to zero, destroyed by the earlier American administration.” Nonetheless, he acknowledged that “the state of affairs is beginning to transfer” below Trump’s management.