A day after gathering in a summit in Alaska with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump, signaled a change in rhetoric pointing to the exchange of an “immediate ceasefire” for a “peace agreement” to definitively end Ukraine war.
In post on your social network, the Truth Socialthe Republican, who had said before the summit he wanted to “see a ceasefire quickly” so that “the killing ceases,” said that now the goal is the total end of the war.
“Everyone agreed that the best way to end the horrendous war between Russia and Ukraine is to reach a peace agreement directly, which would end the war, not a simple ceasefire agreement, which often does not support itself,” Trump wrote on Saturday (16).
The White House chief also celebrated the “great and very successful day in Alaska” and confirmed that he would meet with Zelensky in Washington on Monday (18), after what, “if all goes well”, will program a trilateral summit that includes Putin.
“Potentially, the lives of millions of people will be saved,” he concluded.
The expected meeting between Trump and Putin on Friday at an Anchorage military base in Alaska ended without agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine, but both leaders expressed their tune and the American has classified conversations as “extremely productive.”
In turn, the Ukrainian President expressed his support on Saturday to the proposal of his American counterpart to hold a Trilateral meeting with Putin and confirmed his trip to Washington on Monday to deal with the American “all the details” of the eventual peace process.
Allies will have virtual meeting before Zelensky’s visit to Trump
The allied countries of Ukraine, from the so -called willing coalition, will meet on Sunday for video conferencing, before Zelensky’s visit to Trump.
The meeting will be held at 10am from Brasilia, according to the French press.
As usual, the meeting will be co-appeared by French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Stmerer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
This Saturday morning, commenting on the results of his conversations with other leaders after the Alaska meeting between Trump and Putin, Macron had already said that a new meeting of Ukraine allies would be summoned soon.
The purpose of the call would be, according to explained in post in the X“advanced concretely” on security guarantees for Kiev.
“It will be essential to take all the lessons of the last 30 years, and in particular the well-established propensity of Russia not to fulfill its own commitments,” Macron said, and defending the maintenance of pressure on Moscow until there is a ceasefire.
Partners of the willing coalition, which mainly includes European countries, but also others, such as Canada, have in particular on the table the issue of potential sending troops to create a kind of reaffirmation force.
This is because, without guarantees of “unshakable” security, it is not possible a “solid and lasting peace, respectful of the rights of Ukraine,” Macron reiterated this morning.
