The president of the United States, Donald Trumpsaid Monday, May 19 that Russia and Ukraine “They will begin immediately” negotiations for a high fire, after maintaining a phone call for more than two hours with their Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Putin said for his part that he was willing to work with Ukraine In a “memorandum” about “an eventual future peace agreement“, but did not access the cessation of the unconditional fire of 30 days that Trump I was looking for.
Trump promised during the electoral campaign that could end in 24 hours with the conflictinitiated in February 2022, but their efforts, four months after having assumed, they have not paid off.
“I just finished my two -hour call with the president Vladimir Putin (…) I think it went very well, “he published Trump on its social truth platform.
“Russia and Ukraine negotiations towards a high fire will begin immediately and, more importantly, the end of the war“, advertisement.
The “tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent,” added the Republican tycoon.
Although in an event in the White House Trump He rang less confident when mentioning his Russian counterpart: “I think some progress was achieved.”
“I hope we have done something … We are trying to close this whole matter,” he said at Rose Garden.
Zelenski urged in a separate call to Trump Do not make any “without us” decision, in reference to your country.
Trump He said later that he believed that Putin I was willing to stop the fire.
“I think he wants to stop,” journalists told in the Oval Office. “If I thought the president Putin He doesn’t want to end this, he wouldn’t even be talking about that. “
Putin says they are in the “right path”
On his side, Putin described the conversation with Trump “Useful”, “very instructive and very frank”, speaking to the press at the end of the call.
“Russia will propose and are willing to work with the part Ukraine In a memorandum about an eventual future peace agreement“
They still have to specify “a certain number of positions,” he added, “as the principles of the resolution, the deadlines for the conclusion of a peace agreementetc., including a possible fire at a certain time if the corresponding agreements are concluded. “
Putin He said that conversations with kyiv Last week in Istanbul they had put the world “on the right path” for a resolution of the conflict, but that more commitments were still needed.
Zelenski He talked with Trump before and after the call with Putin and asked the US president to harden the sanctions against Russia If the fire was denied.
“I asked him not to make any decision about Ukraine Without us before your conversation with Putin“said the president Ukrainian To journalists.
In addition, he ruled out troops from Eastern and South areas of Ukraine controlled by kyivin rejection of requests Russians To end the invasion.
In networks, Trump He said he had “informed” Zelenskito the president of the European Commission, Úrsula von der Leyen, and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Finland about the resumption of the peace dialogues, in another call immediately after the conversation with Putin.
After the statements of Ukraine about what Russia launched an attack with a record number of drones against its territory on Sunday, the White House had warned on Monday that Trump He was “tired and frustrated” with the slow negotiations.
🚨🔴 Donald Trump says that negotiations towards a high fire and the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine will begin immediately after a two -hour call with Vladimir Putin
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Ukraine and its European allies accuse Putin to ignore the requests of high fire and have pressed so that new sanctions are imposed on Russia.
The spokeswoman of the White HouseKaroline Leavitt said that new measures were still on the table if Russia I could not reach an agreement.
Trump I still hoped to meet with PutinHe added, after the US president said that face -to -face conversations were the only way to finish the conflict.
kyiv tells Moscow that he has sent a “puppet delegation”
Delegations of Russia and Ukraine They met last week in Türkiye for the first time in about three years. The conversations ended without a high fire agreement and with accusations of kyiv to Moscow to send a “puppet” delegation, without decision -making.
Russia and Ukraine They agreed in Türkiye to exchange 1,000 prisoners for side.
The Republican considered the possibility of joining the conversations of peace in Istanbul Last week there was the opportunity to meet with Putinbut the Russian leader did not appear.
Before the phone call on Monday, Zelenski He asked for a “complete and unconditional” fire again.
He Vatican – where Leo XIV was recently chosen as the first American Pope- he would be “very interested” in being the headquarters of the dialogue between Russia and UkraineTrump added in Truth Social.
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The own Trump, Zelenski and European leaders welcomed the Pope’s offer to host a dialogue between Moscow and kyivaccording to the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.