The Russian president has said Russia is open to ceasefire talks and that peace efforts are “on the right track”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to reporters at the Sirius Educational Center after a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. © Sputnik / Vyacheslav Prokofiev
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed his phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump as “very useful.” The two leaders spoke for over two hours on Monday, primarily about the Ukraine conflict.
Speaking to reporters shortly after the call, Putin thanked the US president for supporting the resumption of direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev on a potential peace agreement. He said Trump had outlined his position on ending hostilities and the possibility of a ceasefire during the conversation.
“For our part, I also emphasized that Russia supports a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict,” Putin said, adding “We must simply identify the most effective path toward peace.”
Moscow is ready to work with Kiev on a memorandum that envisions a future peace agreement between the two countries, Putin has said.
“We’ve agreed with the US president that Russia will propose and be ready to work with the Ukrainian side on a memorandum on a potential future peace agreement, defining such positions as the principles of the settlement and the timeframe for a potential conclusion of the peace agreement, including [the announcement of] a possible ceasefire for a certain period of time,” the president stated.
Action speaks louder than words
Considering this was all going to be drawn to a conclusion in 24 hours
It could have been done in 24 hours if the US pulled out of NATO and stopped sending weapons and money to Ukraine.
Putin is playing the game but know darn well, I’m sure, he’s dealing with amateurs. The US is still finding the Kiev mob, which stands to loose pretty much everything from peace, so war it is. Eventually Kiev will be wittled down to a rump state, that will become a satellite of Russia, in a similar way that Puerto Rico is to the US. Only a lot more dysfunctional.