Trump hints that he has already spoken to Putin
30 January 21:26
US President Donald Trump has hinted that he may have already spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Such conclusions can be drawn from his words at a briefing at the White House, Komersant ukrainskyi reports.
Trump spoke to journalists about the plane crash that occurred near Washington last night. Among other things, he said that“very talented Russians” also died in the crash. The US President said that their bodies would be sent back to Russia.
The journalist then asked if Trump had spoken to President Putin.
“No. Not about that, no.”
– trump said.
This may indicate that Trump did have a conversation with Putin, but it took place before the crash, so they did not discuss it.
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Trump’s position on Ukraine
During the election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said 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.