The US president Donald Trump said he believes that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin It will come to an agreement and that the threats to sanctions against Russia probably played a role in pursue a meeting by Moscow.
In an interview on Fox News Radio, Donald Trump said he had three sites in his mind for a subsequent possible three -party meeting with Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski.
At the same time, he stressed that any agreement to end the war in Ukraine will require a tripartite summit with Putin and Zelenski after the summit tomorrow in Alaska.
For his part, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump would start tomorrow’s talks with Putin, hoping to finish the fighting in the war in Ukraine, but a comprehensive solution for the war will take more time.
“To achieve peace, I think we all recognize that there should be some discussion on security guarantees. There should be some discussion about … territorial differences and claims, and what they are fighting, “Rubio told reporters.
“All of this will be part of a comprehensive discussion. But I think the president’s hope is to have some interruption of the battles so that these conversations can be made. “
The Russian president said earlier today that the US government was making “honest efforts” to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and implied that Moscow and Washington could reach an agreement to control nuclear weapons.