S president since early The White House did not respond to a request for comment outside normal business hours. Therefore, in this case, I can neither confirm nor deny it. Ukraine and its Western backers, led by the United States, said the invasion was an imperial style land grab and vowed to defeat Russian forces. Moscow controls a chunk of Ukraine about the size of the American state of Virginia and is advancing at the fastest pace since the early days of the invasion.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seen by Russia as possible venues for a summit, Reuters reported earlier this month. On June 14, Putin set out his opening terms for an immediate end to the war: Ukraine must drop its NATO ambitions and withdraw its troops from the entirety of the territory of four Ukrainian regions claimed and mostly controlled by Russia. Reuters reported in November that Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine peace deal with Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon ambitions to join NATO.
The Kremlin has repeatedly urged caution over speculation about contacts with the Trump team over a possible peace deal. The two leaders spoke for about an hour then, the Kremlin said. On Friday, Trump said he would probably meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy next week to discuss ending the war.
Zelenskiy told Reuters that he wanted Ukraine to supply the US with rare earths and other minerals in return for financially supporting its war effort. But he did not disclose further details. This war is so bad in Ukraine.
I want to end this damn thing. Trump says he has spoken to Putin about ending the Ukraine war. February 09, p.
