President Trump on Monday mentioned throughout a gathering with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed that “Russia would settle for safety ensures for Ukraine.”
Trump is assembly with Zelensky and a number of European leaders, together with NATO Secretary Common Mark Rutte, European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Whereas talking to the press, Trump known as the settlement with Putin a “very severe step” in ending the struggle between Ukraine and Russia.
“I’m optimistic that collectively, we are able to attain an settlement that might deter any future aggression in opposition to Ukraine, and I truly suppose there received’t be,” Trump instructed the delegation of Europeans.
He additionally said that “European nations are going to take a number of the burden” for Ukraine’s safety, just like his deal for NATO members to lift protection spending targets from 2% to five% of GDP as a substitute of constructing the US foot the invoice. He did say that “we’re going to assist them,” doubtlessly signaling that America will proceed promoting weapons to NATO for use for Ukrainian protection.
Nonetheless, “we additionally want to debate the doable exchanges of territory, making an allowance for the present line of contact. Meaning the struggle zone,” Trump mentioned, signaling that Ukraine could have to cede territory that Russia now occupies.
Trump additional mentioned he’ll arrange a gathering between President Zelensky and President Putin.
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Trump: The Alaska summit bolstered my perception that whereas tough peace is inside attain, and I consider that, in a really vital step, President Putin agreed that Russia would settle for safety ensures for Ukraine. And this is without doubt one of the key factors that we have to think about, and we’re going to be contemplating that on the desk, additionally, who will do what. Primarily, I’m optimistic that collectively, we are able to attain an settlement that might deter any future aggression in opposition to Ukraine, and I truly suppose there received’t be. I feel that’s even overrated, largely overrated, however we’re going to seek out out. And I feel that the European nations are going to take a number of the burden. We’re going to assist them, and we’re going to make it very safe.
We additionally want to debate the doable exchanges of territory making an allowance for the present line of contact. Meaning the struggle zone, the struggle traces which are fairly apparent — very unhappy, truly, to have a look at them — and negotiating positions of President Putin. Additionally, you’ve the President of Ukraine, who’s— you simply met a short time in the past, and we’re going to try to get a three-party assembly, possibly as quickly as we are able to. And I’ve a sense you and President Putin are going to work one thing out.
In the end, this can be a determination that may solely be made by President Zelensky and by the individuals of Ukraine, working additionally collectively in settlement with President Putin. And I simply suppose excellent issues are going to return of it. So, I hope we’ve a very good assembly, and if we are able to have a very good assembly, good assembly, I’ll arrange a gathering with President Putin, and should you’d like, I’ll go to that assembly— not that I need to try this, however I’ll try this as a result of we need to save lots of people from dying. Lots of people are dying, and we received to save lots of them.
As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, Trump mentioned that he’ll communicate to Putin once more after his conferences right this moment.
