government official of
all over the world In many cases, they secretly conveyed their wishes to the leaders of the world's leading superpowers. Among them was Russian President Vladimir Putin. shown Russia said it was open to discussing “long-term peace” in Eastern Europe.
In a town hall interview in September, President Trump warned that because of the Ukraine war, “we are moving into World War III territory,” and said that unlike the “clowns” in power, he He added that it would “heal the world.”
President Trump was ridiculed then and many other times for suggesting he would bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table and end the war.
President Trump: “This is a war that should never have happened. It should never have happened. … It's a shame.”
said After meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in September. “We will solve it. It's a very complex puzzle, a very complex puzzle, but we will solve it, and people will [will] move on with their lives. Too many people died. ”
nevertheless
reportedly With 8% of GDP and 40% of total federal spending on continued defense and security spending, Putin appears ready to end the fighting.
“The peace-through-strength policy he announced provides an opportunity to strengthen American leadership and achieve a long-term, just peace.”
“Despite statements by the newly elected President of the United States and members of his team that they want to restore direct contact with Russia, “It was interrupted by the outgoing administration through no fault of its own.” “We also hear him say that we need to do everything to prevent World War III, of course.
We welcome this stance and congratulate the elected President of the United States on his inauguration. ”
President Putin asserted that he was willing to establish a “smooth cooperative relationship” with the United States, and then said, “I am also open to dialogue with the new U.S. administration regarding the Ukraine conflict.”
Putin said the goal of these talks “must not be a short-term ceasefire, nor some kind of respite for the reorganization and rearmament of forces with the aim of continuing the conflict; “There should be long-term peace based on respect for interests.” , all the countries living in this region. ”
So does Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Congratulations President Trump said in a statement about his inauguration that the 47th president has been “always decisive, and the peace-through-force policy he has announced will strengthen American leadership and achieve our top priority: a long-term, just peace.” This is an opportunity to do so.”
Following President Joe Biden
suggestion President Putin said, “I don't want a full-scale war,'' and Russian troops entered Ukraine on February 24, 2022. After 1,061 days of fighting, hundreds of thousands of people were killed and millions displaced. Russia is currently occupied. almost 18% of the country.
“Politics is the art of compromise.”
The two countries were reportedly close to negotiating an end to the conflict in early 2022, but Russia's main demand was for Ukraine to leave NATO indefinitely, but talks broke down. new york times shown The Russians claimed they killed the negotiations with a damaging clause that gave Moscow a veto over military intervention by the United States or other countries on Ukraine's behalf. The Kremlin instead suggested that former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was responsible for canceling the talks.
In the years and months since then, Kiev and Moscow have worked to maximize their battlefield advantage and territorial reach, at least in part to ultimately negotiate from positions of relative power. I was able to do it. However, Mr. Zelensky
said French newspaper Le Parisien reported last month that Ukraine does not have the military to retake territory currently occupied by Russia.
“Even if today we do not have the strength to take back the entire territory, perhaps the West will find the strength to put Mr. Putin in his place… [negotiating] “This war will be dealt with diplomatically and at the negotiating table,” Zelenskiy said.
“Politics is the art of compromise, and we have always said that we are ready for both negotiations and compromise,” Putin told reporters in December.
he used to
noticedHowever, he said that while a “reasonable compromise” was acceptable, “the outcome should be in favor of Russia.”
times
noticed Negotiations include agreements not only on territorial recognition, troop withdrawals, and Ukraine's potential international membership, but also on a number of secondary issues, such as reparations and who will rebuild Ukraine's ruined cities. is likely to be necessary. What will happen to President Putin's arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court? and whether the United States will lift sanctions against Russia.
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