New twist in Russia-Ukraine war as Trump rules out ceasefire deal, says only way to end war is…
Russia-Ukraine war: In a major development that could lead to a potential solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, US President Donald Trump has ruled out a ceasefire deal, and called for a “peace agreement” to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Why Trump ruled out ceasefire deal?
Taking to his Truth Social platform, Donald Trump said his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, followed by a late-night phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, “went very well, after which all parties agreed that the best way to end the Russia-Ukraine war was to “go directly to a Peace Agreement”.
“A great and very successful day in Alaska! The meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia went very well, as did a late night phone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, and various European Leaders, including the highly respected Secretary General of NATO. It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up,” he wrote.
What happened at Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska?
The US President’s remarks came a day after he held a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. The Alaska summit was the face-to-face meeting between the two leaders in years, and aimed to find a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war.
However, while the Trump-Putin meeting did not yield any significant breakthrough for the Russia-Ukraine war, both leaders hailed the talks as “productive”, with Trump asserting that thousands of lives could be saved weekly if both sides acted. “We’re going to stop, 5,000, 6,000, 7,000 people a week from being killed, and President Putin wants to see that as much as I do,” he said.
“We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to. There are just a very few that are left, some are not that significant, one is probably the most significant,” the US President said.
Trump-Zelenskyy phone call
Meanwhile, day after the Trump-Putin summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation with Donald Trump, and later described his discussions with the US President as “long and substantive”. “We started with one-on-one talks before inviting European leaders to join us. This call lasted for more than an hour and a half, including about an hour of our bilateral conversation with President Trump,” Zelenskyy said.
The Ukrainian President said that his country has reaffirmed its readiness to work with maximum effort to achieve peace. “President Trump informed about his meeting with the Russian leader and the main points of their discussion. It is important that America’s strength has an impact on the development of the situation.”
Zelenskyy supported Trump’s proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the US, and Russia, saying that “key issues can be discussed at the level of leaders, and a trilateral format is suitable for this.”
Zelenskyy to meet Trump in D.C
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will heading to Washington, D.C on Monday to meet Donald Trump, and the two leaders will hold discussions on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
“I am grateful for the invitation. It is important that Europeans are involved at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America,” the Ukrainian leader said, adding that he also discussed with Trump “positive signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing Ukraine’s security.”
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