Donald Trump reported after a conversation with Emmanuel Macron that the actions around the war in Ukraine focus on “suspension of weapons as soon as possible and ultimately on a lasting peace”. He added that Macron agrees that this is the right one and perhaps the only time at the end of the war. The President of France announced that he had touched the details of different stages of negotiations with Russia in the conversation and emphasized that “negotiations are useful.”
US President Donald Trump He met on Monday at the White House with the President France Emmanuel Macron. Later they performed together at a press conference. The American leader referred to Washington's actions in the context of the pursuit of Russian aggression on Ukraine.
As Reuters lists, Trump said:
- The meeting with Macron was another step towards the end of the war
- The US focus on the suspension of weapons as soon as possible and ultimately on a lasting room
- The goal is to achieve peace by suspending weapons or directly by means of an agreement
- His people are constantly negotiating “with Putin's people”
- Macron agrees that this is the right time and it may be the only time to end the war
- Europe must play the main role in ensuring long -term safety in Ukraine
- Macron agrees that the costs and burden of the war must be borne by Europe
- The USA and Ukraine have achieved great progress in the mineral agreement
Trump: This is the right time, maybe the only timeReuters
Macron reported that:
- The room must allow Ukraine to sovereignty
- Ukrainian agreement with the USA regarding minerals can support security guarantees
- he moved the details of different stages of negotiations with Trump
- There is a good reason to make contacts with now Vladimir Putin
- “Negotiations are useful”
- The US agreement with Ukraine regarding minerals will provide solid security guarantees
- “Many European colleagues are ready for greater commitment” in terms of peace
- Europe must share the burden of ensuring safety on the continent
- You need to make sure that we will build sufficient security guarantees
- European security guarantees may include the presence of European troops as part of a peacekeeping mission
- Trump said that European soldiers maintaining peace would be accepted by Russia
- After talking to Trump, he is convinced that there is a road to the room
Macron: Room must allow Ukrainian sovereignty to flourishReuters
Trump about a possible meeting with Zelanski
Earlier, at the beginning of the talks, Trump reported that he would gladly fly to Moscow “in a timely manner”. He repeated that the war Russia You can “end in a few weeks” with Ukraine.
He added that this week or first week of March he would be ready to meet with Wołodylyski Wołodylyski and lead to the signing of the Ukraine natural resource agreement by the USA. The mineral agreement, which Washington demanded from Kiev, is “very close” – he assessed.
The President of the United States also spoke about the North Atlantic Alliance. He said that – as Reuters writes – NATO “It's good” but should “act properly”. He emphasized that in his opinion there would be no problem with the operation of the peace mission of European countries in Ukraine after the war.
At the same time, he indicated that his administration was trying to work on the development of economic relations with Russia.
Trump about US economic relations – Russia
“I have serious talks with Vladimir Putin about the end of the Russian -Ukrainian war and great development in the US economic relations with Russia, including transactions that will occur” – previously reported on the Truth Social President of the US after the teleconference of the leaders of the G7 countries.
Trump joined Washington with the President of France Emmanuel Macron, who began his visit to the USA on Monday. The teleconference of the G7 Group countries was organized on the occasion of the third Russian anniversary of full -size aggression on Ukraine.
According to Trump, all participants of the meeting expressed their desire to end this war.
The US President announced that he emphasized during Monday talks how important the agreement with Ukraine about mineral raw materials is. He described it as an economic partnership that would allow Americans to recover money for the supply of armament and military equipment for Kiev. He added that Ukraine will also benefit from the contract, which after the end of this “brutal and bestial war” will gain economically.
The head of the Russian Fund of Direct Investment (RFPI) Kiriłł Dmitryjew assured Trump that Russia is open to cooperation with the USA, which – as he emphasized – is of key importance for the good of the global economy.
Earlier the President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelanski informed that he had conducted a “good conversation” with the US president and expressed the hope that United States They will continue support for Kiev. In addition, Zelanski estimated that a real peace would be possible only if they sit at one table, opposite Russia, “America, Europe and Ukraine.”
Macron in the White House
– Europe is ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees – he said, sitting together with Trump in the White House, Emmanuel Macron.
He stated that Europeans are ready to send troops to Ukraine to ensure that peace would be observed. He added that frozen Russian assets will be the subject of discussion about the room.
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