For agreement with the Vladimir Putin In many elements about how the war will end in Ukraine, at dawn today (18.03.2025) the Donald Trumpa few hours before the telephone communication expected by US and Russia presidents.
In a post on the platform ‘Truth Social“, Donald Trump announced that they have reached an agreement with Vladimir Putinhowever, pointed out that There are enough still leftwhile adding that he was looking forward to the phone call.
“Many elements of the final agreement have been agreed, but many remain. Thousands of young soldiers and others are killed. Each week there are 2,500 deaths on both sides and this must stop now. I look forward to the phone call with President Putin“, The US president wrote in” Truth Social “, his own platform.
Earlier yesterday (17.03.2025), the Donald Trump had appeared open to the possibility of recognizing Crimea as Russian territoryto persuade Vladimir Putin about the end of the war in Ukraine.
This was supported by US news site Semafor, who accentuated How such a move can align the US government with the position of the Russian president, who He has long consider Crimea as the territory of his country.
Government officials also have discussed the possibility that the US will urge the UN to do the same.
This “opening” to Russia is coming as Trump prepares for telephone contact with Putin, with one Possible 30 -day truce deal in Ukraine on the table.
Trump told reporters on Sunday night (16/03/2025) in Air Force One that The negotiators have already discussed “sharing certain assets”.
Trump has not officially made any decision and a possible proposal for Crimea is among the plethora of options that are heard as his government is pushing for ending war.
The White House refused to comment. In a statement to SEMAFOR following the publication of this article, National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said the government “has not undertaken such a commitment and we will not negotiate this agreement through the media”.
«Just two weeks ago, both Ukraine and Russia abstained kilometers from a ceasefire agreement and now we are closer to an agreement Thanks to President Trump’s leadership. The goal remains the same: to stop killing And to find a peaceful solution in this conflict, “Hughes added.
Trump government officials have spoken openly about the need for Ukraine to make territorial concessions in Russia in order to end the three -year war while The President himself has previously stated that he is willing to consider Crimea as part of Russia. But since Trump took over his duties, his advisers have not publicly disclosed many details About what they could offer to Putin.
The Ukrainians’They have suffered a lot and their people have suffered a lot, and it is difficult after we even talk about concessions“Foreign Minister Marco Rubio told reporters last week. ‘But he is the only way to end thisto prevent more suffering. “
A push from the US formally recognize Crimea – which Russia invaded and annexed to Ukraine in 2014 – would probably cause a huge reaction from Europe as well as from Kiev, where Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has strongly resisted territorial concessions.
The US, Ukraine and much of the international community have recognized Crimea as Ukrainian territory despite the occupation of Russia’s peninsula.
At the same time, security experts have serious doubts about the ability of Ukrainian forces to recapture Crimea by military means. Even Zelensky acknowledged that Ukrainian territory could only be restored through diplomacysomething in which Russia is unlikely to agree.
Trump brought to the forefront the prospect of Crimea’s recognition as Russian territory, years before Russia launched a full -scale invasion of Ukraine. During his nomination for the presidency in 2016 and then during his first term, the President repeatedly said that he would “examine” whether the US will proceed with its recognition.
«The people of Crimea, from what I have heard, would prefer to be with Russia rather than where they were“, Trump said during an interview with ABC News in 2018. “And you have to look at that too”.
White House: “Peace in Ukraine was never so close”
We are close to ending the war in Ukraine, White House spokesman Caroline Levit, in view of the communication of Donald Tram and Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
Specifically, White House spokesman Caroline Levit stressed that “we were never closer to peace as at the moment” in Ukraine and is optimistic about peace negotiations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Indeed, regarding the communication of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (18/03/2025), the White House spokesman said “the president is determined”.
Caroline Levit did not want to go into details of Tuesday’s scheduled telephone conversation (18/03/2025) between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
However, he expressed optimism that these talks between US and Russia leaders could help to agree and end the war in Ukraine.
“I will not go ahead with these negotiations, but I can say that we are 10 yards from Peace,” Levit told reporters on Monday (17/07/2025).
“And we have never come closer to a peace deal than we are at the moment. And the president, as you know, is determined to complete it, “he said.