Kremlin denies talks on Putin-Trump meeting: what is known
7 February 10:59
There have been no serious discussions about a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. This was stated by the press secretary of the president of the aggressor country, Dmitry Peskov, to CNN, Komersant ukrainskyi reports.
“They did not have an initial contact to discuss whether they need to meet or not, and if so, when and how,” Peskov said.
Peskov’s comments came after Trump said on Tuesday that the United States was engaged in “constructive” talks with both Moscow and Kyiv over the war in Ukraine.
“Don’t rush,” Peskov said, adding that he would comment “as soon as something concrete appears.”
Amid growing anticipation of contact between the two leaders, Kremlin spokesman Peskov told state media that “preliminary” preparations are underway for a meeting that could possibly take place as early as this month, the publication noted.
on February 5, Peskov said that contacts between certain US and Russian agencies exist and have recently intensified.
At a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Trump said: “We are having very good talks, very constructive talks on Ukraine.” He added that discussions continue with both Russian officials and the Ukrainian leadership.
A day after taking office on January 20, Trump said he would meet with Putin and that details were being worked out.
“It could be very soon,” he said.
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U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz, the incoming national security adviser, said in late January that he expected a phone call between Trump and Putin in the “coming days and weeks.”
As a reminder, the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced its readiness to organize a meeting between US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on its territory.
Trump’s position on Ukraine
During the election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly stated that he would stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. This deadline has already passed.
Also during the election, the media spread the so-called “Trump Plan”. The plan was that the United States would use its influence to stop the war, taking into account the status quo. To do this, Trump would force Putin and Zelenskyy to sit down at the negotiating table. If Putin does not agree to negotiate, the United States will give Ukraine all the weapons it needs to win on the battlefield. If Zelenskyy refuses to negotiate, the United States will completely stop helping Ukraine.
This plan, in its various variations, stipulates that Russia retains the territories it temporarily occupies and that Ukraine does not join NATO.
However, later Trump seemed to “forget” about this plan. In particular, he voiced scenarios in which he would force Russia to capitulate due to the decline in world oil prices.
After Trump was elected President of the United States, one of his advisors, Brian Lanza, said that Ukraine should forget about Crimea. The president-elect’s entourage, however, was quick to deny this statement and said that Lanza could not speak for Trump.
Currently, the future US Special Representative for Russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, is talking about 100 days in which he wants to reach some kind of agreement.
on January 26, the so-called “Trump’s 100-day plan” for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine was posted online. A number of media outlets, and later Telegram channels, disseminated it as a plan that was allegedly handed over to Ukraine through European diplomats, but whose authenticity has not yet been confirmed.
