President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin from Russia are expected to speak on Tuesday when Washington seeks a ceasefire in Ukraine. Mr. Trump said the topics would include power plants and “division” of Ukrainian assets.
The call will be the first known conversation between the two leaders because Ukraine agreed Support a monthly truce of supported USAIf Russia does the same. While Mr. Trump introduced his desire to convey a truce as quickly as possible, Mr. Putin Seems to be looking for More concessions.
“Many elements of the final agreement have been agreed, but there are many left,” Mr. Trump wrote on his social media platform on Monday. He added that the war “must end now” and said he was looking forward to a call with Mr. Putin.
A design of ceasefires on the table
A week ago, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and Michael Waltz, an American National Security Advisor, sat on interviews in Saudi Arabia with a delegation led by Andriy Yermak, Chief of the Ukrainian President, Minister of Foreign Affairs Andria Sybiha and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
After more than eight hours of interviews, the United States and Ukraine issued Statement He said that Kiev would support the proposal of Trump’s administration for a 30 -day ceasefire with Russia, for Russian consent. The United States said it would immediately restore the provision of military assistance and intelligence in Ukraine, which Trump’s administration suspended after Explosive Meeting of US-Akraine in the White House.
The United States and Ukraine also agreed that they would come to the conclusion “as soon as possible” an agreement on the development of critical mineral resources of Ukraine.
Russian attitude
Mr Putin has so far agreed to stop the war that Russia began more than three years ago. He said that the idea of a ceasefire was “correct and we certainly support it”, but set numerous conditions that could delay or derail any ceasefire. This includes the requirements for Ukraine to stop mobilizing new troops, training soldiers or importing weapons during any break in battle.
Mr. Putin also said that Russia will continue to insist on a peace agreement solved the “original causes” WAR – signaling that it will not cease to fight until it takes a promise that Ukraine will not connect to NATO and that the alliance will reduce its presence in Central and Eastern Europe.
“There are questions we have to discuss, and I think we have to talk to our American colleagues and partners,” he said on Thursday at a press conferenceJust before meeting with Steve Witkoff, who is a special ambassador of Mr. Trump in the Middle East, but also plays a role in peace interviews about Ukraine.
On Sunday Mr. Witkoff said CNN that his meeting with Mr. Putin took three to four hours. While he refused to share the specifics of their conversation, he said that it went well and that both parties “narrowed the differences between them”.
The proposal for a ceasefire could create tension between Mr. Putin’s desires for the far -reaching victory in Ukraine and for close ties with Mr. Trump.
Conversation topics
Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, refused to say what topics are on the agenda for the challenge.
Mr. Trump said on Sunday evening that he expected to discuss territorial issues with Mr. Putin and fate Ukrainian power plants. He also noted that there were already discussions about “division of certain assets”.
“We want to find out if we can end this war,” Mr. Trump said. “Maybe we can.
Mr. Trump has not worked about what the assets or power plants mean, but his comments came on the same day Mr. Witkoff mentioned the “nuclear reactor” in Interview with CBS News.
This seemed to be a reference to the nuclear plant of Zeporizzhia in South Ukraine, which Russia confiscated at the beginning of the war and still controlled. The six -area plant is the largest Europe and its proximity to the frontal struggle has For a long on the risk of radiological disaster.
However, it was not immediately clear whether any discussion about the power plant would focus on giving up Russia – or finding a way to keep it under any ceasefire.
The power plant is located near the Dnipro River in the Ukrainian Southern Region Zeporizzhia, which Russia officially connected, although only dominated by part of its territory. Submission would mean that the transfer of the territory Russia is considering its own. It would also be provided by Kyiv’s units of support in the Russian -controlled area, which was relatively protected from Ukrainian attacks due to the natural barrier of the large Dnipro River.
At the same time, as they say, energy experts, nuclear race is in poor condition after three years of war and restore complete operations would require a lot of time and investment from Russia. This could mean that Russia can see the motivation to try to trade in negotiations on something else, such as the release of Western sanctions against the Russian economy, experts say.
War
President Volodymyr Zelsky from Ukraine has Accused Mr. Putin of Stalling So that the Russian army can progress on the battlefield and strengthen your hand in a ceasefire interviews.
Moscow pressure to depart the Ukrainian troops Most of the Kursk region Russia In recent days, in any possible action, Kyiv has deprived Kyiv an important negotiating chip.
Movements in Kursk give Russia the opportunity to show Mr. Trump that he has momentum on the battlefield. AND battlefield maps Compiled by Russian and western groups analyzing combat shots and satellite paintings show that Russian forces have already moved to the Ukrainian Sum region from Kursk, in what analysts claim to be lining and surrounding the remaining Ukrainian troops in Kursk or opening a new front in the war.
Mr. Zelenky accused Russia to prepare to mount a larger offensive into the sum of the sum, which is home to hundreds of thousands of people.
Despite failures in Kursk, Kyiv’s forces stopped the Russian offensive In the eastern region of Donetsk in Ukraine and began to win back small spots of land, according to Military analysts and Ukrainian soldiers. However, military analysts are debating whether they have been exhausted for more than 15 months on the Russian brigade offensive or regrouping for renewed pressure.
Recent US-Ukraine tension
Since joining Mr. Trump, Mr. Trump seems to have adjusted US foreign policy in favor of Russia – including the echo of the Kremlin of a speaking point that accused Kyiv for the beginning of the war.
This in Ukraine increased the alarm as to whether Mr. Trump narrows the flow of American military aid. In a relationship, the tribe broke into a public perspective on February 28, when Mr. Trump and Vice President JD Vance cursed Mr. Zelenky in an oval office and said he was not thankful enough for the American support.
Since then, Ukraine has tried to exterminate relations with Trump’s administration and repeatedly expressed gratitude for American assistance.
Concessions and warranty
Mr. Rubio said that Ukraine would have to make concessions over the ground that Russia has taken since 2014 as part of any agreement on the end of the war. But he also said that in interviews with Moscow it would be necessary to determine what Russia is willing to admit.
Before he agreed to the proposal for a ceasefire, Ukraine insisted that any ceasefire includes security guarantees, but there has been no hint since such warranty would have been given.
European allies promised to further support Kiev. Prime Minister Keir Starmer from Britain said he would continue to push Mr. Trump for US security guarantees – the lobbying efforts with which he shares President Emmanuel Macron France. Britain and France have already committed themselves to contribute with units of ka peaceful force And they try to get other countries across Europe to do the same.
