During an interview on the American Fox News station, a national safety advisor for the US president stressed that Donald Trump "was determined" to meet Volodymyr Zelenski in the Vatican, with a view to speeding up negotiations for a peace agreement in Ukraine.
– What he wanted to do (Trump – ed.) was to meet Zelenski face to face and talk about how we would end the largest land war in Europe," Waltz said.
He besides expressed optimism about advancement in the peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. According to his words, the president of the United States is "decided to usage both carrot and stick" to lead to negotiations between Zelenski and Vladimir Putin.
Trump gathering with Zelenski in the Vatican
Donald Trump besides summed up the gathering with Volodymyr Zelenski. As reported by the BBC, he stated that he felt that the president of Ukraine was willing to consider giving Russia to Crimea as part of a peace agreement despite Kiev's earlier rejection of specified a proposal.
When asked if he thought Zelenski would agree to surrender control of the confederate peninsula, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, Trump said, "I think so."
Trump besides called on Vladimir Putin to "stop shooting, sit down and sign an agreement" that would end the fighting. The U.S. president added that the gathering " went well", and the subject of Crimea was discussed rather briefly.
Last Saturday, a crucial gathering took place during the ceremony ceremonies of Pope Francis. Among abroad delegations were the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski and US president Donald Trump. Both politicians met for a short talk, which was informal and was held without media participation.
Let us besides remind that in an interview with "Time" Trump made it clear that Ukraine was liable for the outbreak of war. As the weekly paper noted, the American president is proposing a peace agreement that assumes the transfer of Russia to about 20% of Ukraine's territory.
– I think the war broke out erstwhile (Ukrainians – ed.) started talking about joining NATO," Trump said. “The Crimea will stay with Russia,” he added.
