After talking to trump for more than two hours last week, Putin said he had agreed to work on a memorandum with Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine war Update
Regarding the war going on for years between russia and ukraine, US President donald trump is repeatedly saying that he wants to end it. His anger towards Russian President Vladimir Putin is increasing. Meanwhile, new information has come to light regarding the matter that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to stop the expansion of NATO. Therefore, there is an obstacle in the talks related to ending the war.
News agency Reuters has quoted three Russian sources familiar with the talks as saying that President Putin's conditions for ending the war in ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop NATO from expanding eastward and lift a large part of the sanctions on Russia.
What else does russia want
Apart from this, russia wants ukraine to remain neutral, some Western sanctions to be lifted, the issue of Russian sovereign assets seized in the West to be resolved and Russian speakers in ukraine to be given security. The Russian source said, "Putin is ready to establish peace but not at any cost." ukraine says that it needs strong security guarantees from the West so that any attack by russia in the future can be prevented.
Donald Trump angry with Vladimir Putin
US President donald trump has repeatedly said he wants to end the deadliest european conflict since World war II and has in recent days shown his exasperation with Putin, warning on tuesday that the Russian leader was "playing with fire" by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Kyiv even as his forces gain ground on the battlefield.
What did Putin say after the conversation with Trump?
After speaking with trump for more than two hours last week, Putin said he had agreed to work with ukraine on a memorandum that would establish the framework for a peace deal, including the timing of a ceasefire. russia says it is currently drafting its version of the memorandum and cannot estimate how long it will take.
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