19.05.2025 21:11
U.S. President Donald Trump made a statement following his meeting with Russian President Putin. Trump, who said that the meeting, which lasted more than two hours, was productive, stated, "Russia and Ukraine are starting ceasefire negotiations immediately. The Vatican is very eager to host the talks."
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation. The conversation lasted more than 2 hours.
TRUMP: RUSSIA AND UKRAINE WILL IMMEDIATELY START CEASEFIRE TALKS
Trump made a statement about the conversation on his Truth Social social media account. In the post, he stated, "I just completed my two-hour conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. I believe it went very well. Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations for a ceasefire and, more importantly, to end the war."
"RUSSIA WANTS TO ENGAGE IN LARGE-SCALE TRADE WITH THE US"
Trump wrote, "The tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent. If it weren't, I would have said so now, not later." He noted that Russia wants to engage in large-scale trade with the US when this disastrous "bloodbath" comes to an end, and he is also in favor of this.
Trump argued that the trade in question represents a "limitless potential" opportunity that would create a large amount of business and wealth for Russia, and at the same time, Ukraine could greatly benefit from it to rebuild the country.
"VATICAN WILLING TO HOST NEGOTIATIONS"
After his phone conversation with Putin, Trump stated that he informed European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and conveyed that the Vatican, represented by Pope Leo XIII, is very willing to host the negotiations, saying, "Let the process begin."