‘Ceasefire With Ukraine Possible If...': Putin Signals Truce After Two-Hour Call With Trump
Russia and Ukraine must find compromises acceptable to both sides, Russian President Putin highlighted.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the call with American counterpart Donald Trump on Monday was 'very useful", according to a video posted by news agency Nexta. He thanked his American counterpart for helping restart direct dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv.
'It was very informative and very open and overall, in my opinion, very useful," Putin told Russian media after the call
'Russia is ready to work on a memorandum regarding a future peace agreement with Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine must find compromises acceptable to both sides. A ceasefire with Ukraine is possible if corresponding agreements are reached," he said.
He added that the document could outline 'the principles of settlement, the timing of a possible peace agreement and so on — including a possible ceasefire for a certain period of time if appropriate agreements are reached".
The news agency also said that the talks lasted for two hours.
‼️JUST IN: Putin appeared before his loyal propagandists to talk about his conversation with TrumpHe described the call with Trump as 'substantive, frank, and very useful." He also thanked Trump for supporting the resumption of direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv.
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Russian state-run media outlet Sputnik in a social media post confirmed that the Kremlin is 'ready to draft a memorandum with Ukraine — including ceasefire terms".
The state-run outlet in a series of social media post said Russia has officially signalled its willingness to draft a memorandum with Ukraine, including ceasefire terms, marking the first formal admission of such intent and that a deal is now officially on the table.
It highlighted that Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that 'compromises must satisfy all parties".
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