Trump promises a Putin -Zelenski meeting in August, but Moscow keeps distances

The White House insists that Vladimir Putin and Volodimir Zelenski will soon meet for peace negotiations, while the Kremlin appears much more cautious. The Russian president has shown no intention of sitting at the same table as his Ukrainian counterpart in the 3.5 years of war. Donald Trump argues that this is now changing and that a presidential meeting is the key to ending the conflict. White House spokesman Caroline Levit said on Wednesday that Putin agreed to proceed with the “new phase” of the peace process, that is, a bilateral meeting with Zelenski. Trump is pushing for this meeting to take place by the end of August, ideally earlier. However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hastened to “brake” expectations, stating that such a summit should be preceded by “step-by-step” talks. This is Moscow’s fixed position: The two leaders can sign a deal, but not start from […]
Source: News Beast

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