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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018.—Reuters
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US President Donald Trump may talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier next week, according to an administration official. Washington is still ready to launch secondary sanctions on Friday to increase pressure on Moscow to stop the Ukraine war.
In June 2021, Joe Biden, who met Putin in Geneva, will meet such a meeting between the US and the Russian president, a few months before Russia invaded Ukraine and launched the biggest attack on a European nation after World War II.
Putin and Ukrainian President Wolodmeer Zillinsky have not been meeting since December 2019 and have no secrets for each other.
The New York Times reports that Trump told European leaders during a call on Wednesday that he intends to meet Putin and then follow the Russian leader and a trilateral in Zilnski.
“The Russians expressed their desire to meet President Trump, and is open to meet President President Putin and President Zelaninski,” White House press secretary Karolway Lavite said in response to the report.
The White House official said Trump Patin could be held next week.
A German government spokesman said that Trump provided information about the status of a dialogue with Russia during a call with the German Chancellor and other European heads.
After the meeting between Putin and the US Special Envoy Steve Watkov on Wednesday, details came out that Trump had said that “major growth” had achieved.
Trump has come two days before Russia’s last date to agree on peace in Ukraine or to face new sanctions.
Trump has been disappointed with Putin for lack of progress against peace and has threatened to threaten to impose heavy taxes on countries that buy Russian exports, including oil.
The White House official said that when the meeting went well and was desperate to engage with the United States, Moscow was anxious to engage with the United Nations, the secondary sanctions that Trump threatened against the countries trading with Russia is still expected to be implemented on Friday. No details were provided.
Foreign Secretary Marco Rubio told Fox Business’s “Cuddle” on Wednesday that more work would have to be done to reach an agreement between the parties.
“Today was a good day, but we got a lot of work,” he said. “There are still many obstacles to overcome, and we hope to do this in the next few days and hours.”
A Kremlin assistant had previously said that Vitchen had a “useful and constructive” conversation with Putin on Wednesday. The two met for about three hours on the last minute mission to achieve progress in the 3-1/2-year war, which began with a full-scale attack on Russia’s Ukraine.
Kremlin’s foreign policy assistant Yuri Ishtakov said the two sides have exchanged “signals” on the Ukrainian issue and discussed the possibility of strategic cooperation between Moscow and Washington, but until Vaticov has re -notified Trump, further details.
Zillski said he believes the pressure has worked on Russia and Moscow is now more viable for ceasefire.
“It seems that Russia is now more inclined towards ceasefire. Stress works on them. But most importantly, they do not deceive us in the details – neither we nor the United States.”
Writing separately on the X -social media platform, Zelonsky said he had discussed with Trump’s visit to Russia’s Vitcut, adding that he had reaffirmed Ukraine’s support for a fair peace and its permanent commitment to its defense.
“Ukraine will definitely defend its independence,” Zillsky said. We all need a lasting and reliable peace. Russia must end the war that began itself, “Zilnsky added, adding that European leaders have joined the call with Trump.
Trump on Social Social said he had updated some of Washington’s European allies after the Vaticaf meeting.
Pressure on India
Trump on Wednesday took an important step towards sanitation measures when he imposed an additional 25 % tariff on imports from India, citing continuous imports of Russian oil from New Delhi. No similar order was signed for China, which also imports Russian oil.
This new move increases the revenue on some Indian goods by 50 % – any US trade partner faces.
The Kremlin says threats to punish countries that trade with Russia are illegal.
Eshakov, who was present at the meeting, told Russian news outlets Zeizada that the “signal” was exchanged on Ukraine by both sides.
Bloomberg and the independent Russian news outlet The Bell reported that the Kremlin could propose a maratrium on airstrikes through Russia and Ukraine.
Such a move, if it was agreed, would be much less than the complete and immediate ceasefire that Ukraine and the United States have been looking for for months. But it will offer some relief to both sides.
Air attacks
Since the two sides launched a direct peace talks in May, Russia has carried out heavy air strikes, killing at least 72 people in the capital Kiev alone. Trump called the Russian attacks “makrooh” last week.
Ukraine continues to attack Russian refineries and oil depots, which he has killed several times.
Zelinski’s Chief of Staff, Andrey Yarmak, said on Wednesday that a ceasefire and a summit of the leaders needed. He posted on the telegram, “The war must be stopped and it is still on Russia.”
Putin is unlikely to bow down to the ultimatum of Trump’s sanctions because he believes he is winning the war, and his military goals take over his desire to improve relations with the United States, three sources close to the Kremlin have told Reuters.
Russian sources told Reuters that Putin suspects that more US sanctions will have a greater impact after a 3-1/2-year war, after other waves of economic penalties.
