Around 5:30 p.m. time in Poland Kremlin announced that the conversation ended after 2 hours. Earlier, about 90 minutes after its launch, the White home announced that the discussion of the leaders would proceed and “walk well”.
Russia's leader Vladimir Putin appeared on Tuesday at a business conference in Moscow at a time when, according to his spokesperson Dmitri Pieskov, he was about to talk with US president Donald Trump. He wanted to make it look like he had more crucial things on his mind. – evaluates the BBC portal.
‘Don't perceive to him.“ At 1 point he was going to say a smiling Putin standing next to the head of the Russian Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists, Alexander Szochin, erstwhile he reminded the Kremlin spokesperson of the time he was scheduled to start talking to Trump.
Putin arrived at the gathering of the association of industrialists and entrepreneurs around 12:30 Polish time, although his spokesperson Dmitri Pieskov had previously announced that between 13 and 15 hours his conversation with Trump was expected. Russian state-owned TASS agency later stated that Putin had left the gathering place at 13:52 p.m. – it transmits the BBC portal. It is easy to read this agenda as a message: “I have more crucial things to do, you can wait” – the British broadcaster estimates.
Meeting planned “a fewer days in advance”
“The leaders will talk as long as they consider it necessary,” said Psikkov earlier.
Such exchange “is usually agreed respective days in advance by lower level diplomats. Both gentlemen have very tense plans, and there is inactive a time difference," explains Thomas Borer on Swiss radio and tv (SRF). As a erstwhile Swiss diplomat in Germany, he accompanied high-level telephone negotiations in both Germany and the US.
Trump himself stated in his website fact Social that many elements of the final agreement on Ukraine had already been agreed.
Did a telephone call actually occur?
In the past, planet leaders have spoken on the phone. Today, these are frequently video broadcasts that work through safe satellite connection.
What language do the heads of state communicate in?
Putin always speaks Russian. This is besides actual in dealing with Germany, although it speaks very well German. Trump speaks English. The presidents so utilized interpreters.
Where was the exchange and who else was there?
Both sat “in a bugproof room”, says Thomas Borer. Nevertheless, It wasn't one-on-one conversations.. The Presidents are “surrounded by many employees”, explains the erstwhile diplomat. They besides influence the exchange of information and direct it with notes. This is besides the case with respect to how discussions have already been prepared. Conversations are besides recorded and there are protocols that are stored in archives.
What were the talks?
According to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Pieskov (before talks) 2 key subjects were: normalization of Russian-American relations and the search for a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine — which the aggressor Russia began in 2022.
The basis is most likely developed by the US and approved by Ukraine a 30-day ceasefire plan. However, Russia has set conditions. Trump announced earlier that they would talk about territories and power plants.
- Russian leader confirmed his fundamental commitment to a peaceful resolution of the conflict
- As a motion of goodwill Moscow will transport to Kiev 23 badly injured Ukrainian soldiers who undergo treatment in Russia
- On 19 March there will be an exchange of prisoners between the Russian and Ukrainian sides according to expression 175 for 175
- Putin responded positively to the thought of mutually renounced attacks by the parties to the conflict on energy infrastructure facilities within 30 days and gave the Russian military orders to implement this request
- Moscow and Washington agreed to set up expert groups to work on resolving the dispute in Ukraine
Both presidents besides discussed the global situation:
- Putin constructively referred to the thought expressed by an American colleague to implement the Black Sea Maritime Safety Initiative
- Putin and Trump raised a number of global issues, including the situation in the mediate East and the Red Sea region
- Leaders expressed their common interest in normalising relations, given their peculiar work for global security
Have there been talks between Trump and Putin?
The telephone call between the 2 heads of state has been second since Trump's second term. The first took place in February. During the campaign, Trump boasted of good relations with Putin and declared that he would be able to end the war of aggression launched by Russia within 24 hours. Since then, he has described this message as an intensification of his call for a swift end to the war.
