Trump: Putin may agree to stop war in exchange for territories – Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump believes Russian ruler Vladimir Putin might be open to peace talks in exchange for territory.

Source: Bloomberg with reference to its sources

Quote: "The US president informed allies that he was considering a summit during a phone call earlier Wednesday that also included Zelenskyy. Trump was positive about the possibility of a ceasefire, according to several people with knowledge of the call."

Details: The sources noted that Trump "also suggested that Putin would be open to entering into peace talks in exchange for discussing land swaps".

Background:

• On Wednesday 6 August, US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff held a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin which lasted about three hours.
• Trump said that Witkoff’s meeting with Putin was "productive". He also announced his intention to meet with Putin next week, followed by a trilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Trump said he believed there was a good chance of a meeting with Putin in the near future.
• The Kremlin stated that during the meeting between Putin and Witkoff, there was an exchange of "certain signals" regarding the Russo-Ukrainian war.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on his way back from visiting brigades in Sumy Oblast, had a call with US President Donald Trump and European leaders regarding Witkoff’s visit to Moscow.
• On 7 August, Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov said that Russia and the United States had agreed to hold a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin in the coming days.

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