Trump maintains end-the-Ukraine-war talk, but Putin doesn't confirm the details
CBC
U.S. President Donald Trump continues to plow ahead with statements that he wants to end the war in Ukraine, though it's not clear that his Russian counterpart is on the same page as to how that could happen.
"It's time to end this bloodletting and restore peace, and I think we're going to do it," Trump said Monday.
Trump met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House to discuss the war in Ukraine, a move that comes as the country marks three years of all-out conflict with Russia.
While speaking to reporters during Macron's visit, Trump said he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end the war, noting he had asked the Russian leader that question.
Yet Putin said Monday he has not discussed resolving the conflict in Ukraine in detail with Trump, and neither did Russian and American negotiating teams when they met last week in Saudi Arabia.
In remarks broadcast on state television, Putin also said Russia has not ruled out European countries participating in a peace settlement.
Putin and senior Russian officials had previously indicated they will not accept Western forces in Ukraine.
Trump and Putin spoke for more than a hour earlier this month. That conversation preceded the talks that occurred in Saudi Arabia. Ukraine was left on the outside looking in.
Back in Washington, Trump was asked by a reporter why he believes he can trust Putin to negotiate on Ukraine.
The U.S. president said he believed it was in Russia's benefit to "make a deal" to bring the war to an end.
"I really believe that he wants to make a deal," Trump said, referring to Putin. "I may be wrong, but I believe he wants to make a deal."
Macron, at a joint news conference with Trump following their meeting, said their talks were productive and acknowledged that European nations must do more to bolster defence on the continent. But Macron also warned against capitulating to Russia.
″This peace must not mean a surrender of Ukraine," Macron said. "It must not mean a ceasefire without guarantees. This peace must allow for Ukrainian sovereignty."
Ukraine has faced three years of all-out war since Russia launched its wide-ranging, full-scale invasion of its neighbour on Feb. 24, 2022. The war has since killed thousands of civilians, displaced millions of people, and upended daily life in Ukraine.
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