MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will meet “within the coming days,” the Kremlin stated on Thursday (August 7), as Trump seeks a breakthrough to finish the struggle in Ukraine after voicing frustration with Moscow and threatening recent sanctions.
The announcement got here a day after Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, held three hours of talks with Putin in Moscow. Trump has stated that except Putin agrees to peace by Friday (August 8), the US will impose new sanctions on Russia and nations that proceed shopping for its exports.
Trump on Wednesday raised tariffs on Indian items over Russian oil purchases and hinted that related actions could comply with for China.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov informed reporters the 2 sides had agreed to carry a summit “within the coming days.” Putin, throughout a gathering with the president of the United Arab Emirates, stated the UAE could be a “appropriate” venue however didn’t verify it because the host.
The final US-Russia summit came about in Geneva in June 2021, when Putin met then-President Joe Biden.
ZELENSKIY INSISTS ON EUROPEAN INVOLVEMENT
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated on Thursday that Europe should be a part of any peace talks, noting that “the struggle is going on in Europe, and Ukraine is an integral a part of Europe.”
Zelenskiy held separate talks with the leaders of France and Germany and European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen, including: “Europe should be a participant within the related processes.”
“The struggle should finish with a dignified peace,” Zelenskiy stated on X, arguing that the result of any deal would form the continent’s safety panorama for many years.
Whereas Kyiv and its allies have lengthy feared that Trump would possibly stress Ukraine into accepting unfavourable phrases, Zelenskiy stated Ukraine “isn’t afraid of conferences and expects the identical courageous strategy from the Russian aspect.”
He confirmed that numerous bilateral and trilateral assembly codecs had been mentioned with Trump.
