U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were at a joint press conference in Helsinki, Finland on July 16, 2018.
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that negotiations to wars that resulted in thousands of lives were ended nearly three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
White House leaders said he spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, both leaders said they wanted peace. Trump said he directed U.S. officials to start peace talks immediately.
Trump elaborated on his conversation with Putin, saying the heads of state had a “long and efficient call” that they discussed the war and pointed out that the Russian president agreed to end the conflict as “common sense” that created widespread in Ukraine Destroy and kill thousands of soldiers and civilians.
“Each of us talks about the strengths of each country and the great benefits of one day we will work together. ,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform that the truth society.
Trump said he and Putin agreed to work closely and visit each other’s countries, adding that both of them would instruct their respective teams to start negotiations immediately.
Trump said he later spoke with Zelenskyy, who said he wanted to “realize peace” too.
“I hope the outcome of this meeting will be positive. Now is the time to stop this ridiculous war, where there are huge, totally unnecessary, death and destruction.” In separate posts.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (second from left) and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte (Centre) participated in NATO Ukrainian National Defense on February 12, 2025 at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium Contact group meeting.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth poured cold water ahead of Trump’s announcement of negotiations, with Ukraine’s hope of joining the NATO military alliance and restoring lost territory after Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea.
“We want to be like you, like you, Ukraine and prosperous Ukraine. But we must first recognize that Hegshes was with Brussels on Wednesday. Officials from about 50 countries said Hegses told Ukrainian officials that returning to Ukraine before 2014 is an unrealistic goal,” NBC News reported.
“Surviving this fantasy goal will only prolong the war and cause more pain,” he said.
Trump later agreed that it was not possible for Ukraine to join NATO to be “possible”. He agreed that Ukraine would return to its pre-2014 border with little odds, but said “some of that land will be back” as part of the peace deal.
Before the full invasion began on February 24, 2022, Russian troops invaded the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, and then supported armed pro-Russian separatists in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.
According to analysts, after nearly three years of wholesale war, Russian troops now account for 20% of the heavy areas in the south and east of the country.
Russia is ready to “work together”
Of course, global market sentiment may be subject to the unique (though likely still far) prospects of wars that create global cracks and instability (though potentially still far) (destroying global supply chains, raising energy prices and avoiding consumer and investor confidence) that may It will finally end.
Russia, which has been strictly approved for its economy, has been in war for the past few years, will also allow people to enjoy the prospect of seeing sanctions as part of the negotiations. Trump’s intervention also provides Putin with a diplomatic “outreach” without losing the war route. Russia will have to defend its confrontation and hostile stance against the United States, and a good relationship with Putin and Trump can also make this easier.
Russia’s sentiment seems optimistic, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Putin “supports one of the main statements of the U.S. leadership, and that our country is time for our country to work together, “Peskov said. According to the National News Agency’s tass.
Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, commented on Thursday: “A phone call can change the history of history – today, leaders in the United States and Russia may have opened up for the shape of the future. A door is through cooperation rather than confrontation.”
Former Russian President and high-profile Dmitry Medvedev commented that dialogue between Trump and Putin is important to the world because of the hostile ties between Washington and Moscow, i.e. When “falling on the edge of revelation.” In recent years.
Meanwhile, Ukraine is awakening a difficult reality that its biggest ally and benefactor can demand that the country pay a high price for peace, forcing it to abandon its dream of joining NATO – security guarantee membership brings – and possible Recognize the occupation of Russian territory.
Peaceful price?
However, Kiev officials are still holding upcoming talks with brave faces.
Yuriy Sak, an advisor to Ukraine’s strategic industry department, told CNBC on Thursday that Zelenskyy stressed to his American counterparts that he had a square relationship with his peers, “emphasizing” “emphasizing that Ukraine has a certain These undeniable issues such as our independence, our territorial integrity and our territorial sovereignty.”
“Now we know very well that certain issues will be difficult (if not impossible) to achieve, for example, Ukraine’s membership in the NATO league,” Sach told CNBC on Thursday. “At the same time, Pete Heggs ( Both Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump reiterated that it is important that Ukraine has gained considerable and strong security assurance as part of this negotiation process.”
Sak said Ukraine “must be smart in these negotiations” to achieve its goals in the negotiations, which he said would be “unprecedentedly complex.”
“We have signs that our position is understood by our American partners. We want European partners to be able to participate heavily in this process. For now, that’s our goal,” Sach said.
Ukraine’s European allies seem to be worried that they may stay on the court as peace talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine begin, and issued a statement Wednesday night saying they will continue to support Kiev. “Until a just, comprehensive and lasting peace is reached. Peace is guaranteed in Ukraine and our own interests.”
“We look forward to discussing the path forward with our American allies. Our shared goal should be to put Ukraine in a state of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations. Ukraine should be provided with strong security assurances,” statement Weimar+ Group from France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the European Commission pointed out.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk responded to this sentiment. Posted on x“All we need is peace. Just peace. Ukraine, Europe and the United States should work together.”
