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US President Donald Trump plans new talks on the Ukraine war after no progress was made at the Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
File photo of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Credits: Reuters)
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he plans to hold fresh discussions regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine, following the lack of progress at Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Despite earlier confidence in his ability to end the conflict, which began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Trump has grown increasingly frustrated at his administration’s inability to halt the fighting. When he assumed office in January, he had predicted a swift resolution.
Trump said that talks are scheduled in the coming days, news agency Reuters reported.
According to a White House official, a phone call is expected on Thursday between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Earlier in the day, the French presidency said that several European leaders, including Zelenskyy and France’s Emmanuel Macron, would call Trump on Thursday afternoon as part of a broader diplomatic effort.
The Reuters report suggests that the conversation will follow a mostly virtual summit hosted by France, involving around 30 countries, aimed at coordinating security assistance for Ukraine once there is a peace agreement with Russia.
European leaders are also expected to criticize Russia’s ongoing refusal to engage in meaningful negotiations. While both Trump and Putin expressed cautious optimism after their August 16 meeting in Anchorage, there has been little sign of progress. Putin has so far shown limited interest in ending the conflict.
“I have no message to President Putin,” Trump told reporters at the White House as he met Polish President Karol Nawrocki.
“He knows where I stand and he’ll make a decision one way or another. Whatever his decision is, we’ll either be happy about it or unhappy about it and if we’re unhappy about it, you’ll see things happen,” he said.
Manisha Roy is a Senior Sub-Editor at News18.com’s general desk. She comes with an experience of over 5 years in media industry. She covers politics and other hard news. She can be contacted at Manisha.Roy@nw18…Read More
Manisha Roy is a Senior Sub-Editor at News18.com’s general desk. She comes with an experience of over 5 years in media industry. She covers politics and other hard news. She can be contacted at Manisha.Roy@nw18… Read More
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