Dmitri Pieskov, Kremlin spokesman, announced plans to meet Vladimir Putin with Donald Trump in Budapest. The gathering is to be organized thanks to good relations between both leaders and Viktor Orban.
Pieskov said at a regular gathering with journalists that work on the Budapest summit is only just beginning. Putin's gathering with Trump will aim to "accelerate conflict resolution in Ukraine and make relations between Russia and the United States".
Charges against Ukraine
According to Pieskov, Russia is conducting serious talks with the United States in order to scope a peace agreement in Ukraine. The Kremlin spokesperson at the same time accused Ukraine one more time of sending contradictory signals that hinder this process - repeating a position that is simply a permanent component of the anti-Ukrainian propaganda of the Russian authorities.
Psykov refused to give information about the last telephone call between Trump and Putin from last week. The Ombudsman did not respond to questions about possible proposals of the Russian leader on territorial issues concerning Ukraine.
Media reports on territorial demands
"Washington Post" wrote on Friday that Putin demanded in a conversation with Trump that Ukraine hand over full control of Russia's Donetsk circuit. "Financial Times" reported on Saturday that the U.S. president had stuck to this thought during a gathering with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski in the White home and insisted that Kiev hand over Moscow to the full region.
European criticism
The Reuter Agency recalled that any European governments supporting Ukraine feel that it is inappropriate to host Putin in a associate State of the European Union. Head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas described specified initiatives as "something unpleasant".
Sources used: "PAP", "Washington Post", "Financial Times", "Reuters" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
