Trump says he will speak with Putin about Ukraine war on Tuesday

Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has stated that he will discuss ending the Ukrainian conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

Trump claimed that “a lot of work” had been completed over the weekend while speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday.

Trump said, “We want to see if we can put an end to that war.” “Maybe we can, perhaps we can’t, but I believe we have a very good chance.”

When asked what concessions were being discussed during the ceasefire talks, Trump claimed that land and power plants would be the subjects of the discussions.

He said, “I believe we have a lot of it already discussed very much by both sides, Russia and Ukraine.”

“We’re already discussing that, including splitting up some assets,” he said.

Trump made the remarks shortly after a senior Russian official was quoted in a local media report as saying any peace deal would prevent Ukraine from joining NATO.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko claimed that Moscow would require “ironclad security guarantees” in an interview with the Russian outlet Izvestia.

“Only by establishing these guarantees can regional security be improved overall and lasting peace prevail in Ukraine.” According to Grushko, these guarantees should include a neutral status for Ukraine and NATO nations that refuse to accept it as a member of the alliance.

This provision was actually precisely outlined in the drafts of the agreements cited. Discussions are not currently taking place because no negotiations are currently taking place.

Trump’s special representative Steve Witkoff announced to CNN earlier this week that the two leaders planned to engage in a “really good and positive discussion.”

Following last week’s discussions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Washington is trying to persuade the parties to accept a proposal for an immediate 30-day truce.

Putin has yet to say he supports the plan beyond saying he supports it in principle, despite the fact that Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, has accepted it.

The Russian leader last week claimed that the initiative would primarily benefit Kyiv because Russian forces were improving and that he had “serious questions” about it.

Before agreeing to a ceasefire, Zelenskyy on Saturday accused Moscow of not wanting to end the conflict and of “improve their situation on the battlefield.”