Washington:
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to interact with American counterpart Donald Trump, but he is waiting for Trump’s response. This statement came on Friday, which has increased expectations. According to Kremlin, the two may meet soon. The Ukraine conflict has brought relations between two nuclear powers to its lowest level since the Cold War, promising to end the fight with the “agreement” repeatedly. He told reporters on Thursday that he would meet Putin “immediately”, and Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelanceci wanted to talk. “Putin is ready. We are waiting for his gestures,” Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov said about Trump’s proposals.
What did Trump say?
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he wanted to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as possible to end the war with Ukraine. He also claimed that Ukrainian President Volodimir Jailonsky is ready for an agreement to end the war. Trump’s comment is quite different from his previous statement. At the beginning of this week, he threatened that if the Moscow does not compromise, he would ban Russia ‘high level’ and impose duty on imports from there.
- Before winning the election on 5 November, Trump claimed several times that he would compromise between Ukraine and Russia on the very first day. However, now his advisors believe that it will take months to resolve the war.
- According to media reports, Trump while addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos through a video link said, “I would really like to meet President Putin soon so that the war can end.”
- And I am not saying this from the perspective of economy or anything else. This is saying from the point of view that the lives of millions of people are being ruined … This is a genocide. And we have to really stop the war. “
What did Trump say?
Later speaking at the White House, Trump told the media that he was ready to meet Putin as soon as possible to end this ridiculous war.
Trump said, “Putin would like to meet me according to what I have heard.
Trump told the participants in Davos that American attempt for the peace agreement is now going on with expectations although he did not give any details. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
What did Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov say?
Peskov said that they cannot comment more on a possible meeting between leaders, as it is “difficult” to predict the future. Trump has threatened Russia that if he does not agree to end his almost three years of aggressive campaign, strict economic sanctions will be imposed on it. Republican said in an interview to Fox News on Thursday, “If they do not solve this war soon, I will impose heavy tariffs, heavy taxes and big restrictions on Russia.”
Russia’s response to claims to increase tariffs
Kremlin rejected Trump’s claim that the struggle in Ukraine can be eliminated by reducing the price of oil used for Moscow’s budget, and said: “This struggle is not dependent on oil prices.” Thursday Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump said that he would ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC to reduce oil prices, said: “If the prices have come down, the Russia-Ukraine war will end immediately. “Peskov said this struggle” The threat to Russia’s national security “,” threat to Russians living in Ukraine “and” Lack of wishes of Americans and European people to hear Russia’s concerns and “Based on” based on ” Was.
What has happened so far?
Ukrainian officials said on Friday that three people were killed and several others injured in Russian airstrikes near Kiev, while Ukraine fired 120 drones on at least 12 Russian areas including the capital Moscow.
Kremlin has carried out drone or missile attacks on Kiev almost every day after sending the army to Ukraine in February 2022, which apparently target military and energy facilities. Emergency services said in a statement on social media, “Three people were killed in an enemy attack in the Kiev region.”
- It said that pieces of drone fell on a 10 -storey residential building, while the head of the area had said that a private house was also killed.
- Official photographs from the scene showed that when rescuers were taking out the bodies of the victims, black smoke was coming out of a residential building damaged in the attack.
- In Russia, the Ukrainian army stated that it attacked an oil refinery, power station facilities and an electronics plant overnight.
- State media reported that a microelectronics factory stopped the work after six Ukrainian drones damaged production and storage facilities in the bronch area.
- Before the possible talks in the early days of Trump administration, both Moscow and Kiev are vying to gain an edge.
Prior to his swearing in, Trump vowed to end the Ukraine conflict immediately after assuming office, which increased the concern in Ukraine that it would be forced to give Russia to the major regional concessions. Moscow has been moving forward in the battlefield for several months, reaching the East Ukrainian city close to Pokrovsk. On Friday, Russia said that its forces have captured the village of Timofivka about 20 km (12 mi) east from the major industrial center.