European leaders want to talk to the US president before the phone conversation that the Donald Trump with Vladimir Putinas sources in the German government said.
According to German media, Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Kir Starmer have already asked to talk to Donald Trump (18/5/25) tonight (18/5/25) with Donald Trump (19/5).
The same sources also reported that the Chancellor, on the sidelines of the enthronement ceremony of Pope Leo 14th, met in Rome with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, with whom he discussed him.
Mr Mertz did not meet with US Vice President Jay Di Vance, who was also in Rome. “We can only hope that progress will now be achieved,” the Chancellor said.
Putin: Russia respects US national interests, we want the same approach to our
Earlier, the Russian President sent a clear message that Russia respects US national interests And how she thinks her own will be treated in the same way while awaiting the headset for the phone call of US counterpart Donald Trump.
“The Americans, the American people and the American leadership, including the president, have their own national interests. And we respect them and believe that we will be treated in the same way, “Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin and asked if there are points of contact with the US after taking over the country.
Putin said that the outcome of his “special military operation” in Ukraine should be a lasting peace.
So, he’s waging war to achieve peace.
As the saying goes – fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity. pic.twitter.com/zaPTFIHwFh
– Nikola Miković / Nikola Mikovic (@nikola_mikovic) May 18, 2025
Referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he said that Moscow’s goal is “to safeguard the interests of our people in those territories that we always talk about – where people who consider Russian as their mother tongue and Russia as their homeland” in another.
Donald Trump’s telephone conversations will start with Putin on Monday (19/5/25) at 10:00 in the morning (17:00 Greek time).