“We have agreed with President Trump in which Russia proposes, is willing to work with the Ukrainian part in a memorandum On a possible and future peace treaty, ”Putin told the Russian press after talking long and lying with his colleague in the United States.
Putin described as “very useful”, “very frank” and “very constructive” the Conversation of more than two hours with Trumpwho would have exposed his position on a cessation of hostilities in Ukraine.
There are rarely long conversations (…) Neither of them wanted, if you can say, hang the phoneexplained Yuri Ushakov, Kremlin advisor for international politics, at a telephone press conference.
This was the Third telephone conversation between both presidents Since the arrival of the US leader on January 20.
Deadlines for a peaceful arrangement
Putin, which is located in the Sochi spa (Black Sea), added that said memorandum will include the different positions on the principles of arrangement and the deadlines for signing a possible peace treaty.
This will include a Possible ceasefire For a certain period of time, in case the corresponding agreements are reached, he stressed.
In this regard, Ushakov said that Putin and Trump did not approach possible deadlines for the declaration of a truce, although he admitted that the US interlocutor was shown interested in soon achieved one or another agreement.
Putin stressed that the key is that the Russian and Ukrainian parts show the greatest desire to achieve peace, and find the commitments that satisfy both sides.
While stressing that Russia supports a peaceful arrangement From the conflict, he recalled that the important thing for Russia is to eliminate the original causes of the crisis.
Istanbul, only the first step
The Russian leader stressed that the resumption of direct negotiations with Ukraine on May 16 in Istanbul shows that “We are on the right track.”
Contacts between participants in Istanbul’s negotiations resumedand this allows us to assume that, in general, we are on the right track, he said.
In that sense, he thanked Trump for supporting his proposal to restart peace negotiations with kyiv after three years of pausesince the previous conversations took place in the first year of the war, 2022.
Although, at the same time, he added that both sides and the mediators must Choose the most effective way to advance Towards peace.
No Summit in sight
What was no agreement on the date of the Next summit between the heads of state.
We will work on the subject, but for now, specifically, the leaders did not agree their celebration or the place of the possible meeting, said Ushakov.
The diplomat indicated that both leaders talked about the possibility of organizing in the future a personal encounter, but for this it is necessary to create the necessary premises.
Both presidents agreed that a meeting like this must be well prepared, he said, noting that the teams of both leaders They will work on their preparationsin particular to achieve agreements that are a tangible result of this very important encounter at the highest level between Russia and the US.
The conversation made it clear that both presidents andStan interested in this meeting is not emptybut profitable, according to the Kremlin advisor.
Putin and Trump celebrated their previous summit in Helsinki on July 16, 2018, during the first term of the current US president.
The last summit among the leaders of both powers took place the June 16, 2021 in Genevabetween Putin and the American Joe Biden.
Both presidents also agreed to continue the Standardization process of their relationshipswhose potential Trump described as impressive.
Ushakov stressed that the chief of the White House, although he mentioned that a bill in this regard is in the Senate, is against the adoption of economic sanctions against Russia.