Trump on Ukraine-Russia talks: Both sides are ready to say, "Let's make a deal"
US President Donald Trump has said in an interview with the Financial Times that both sides in negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine are ready to say: "Let's make a deal."
Source: Trump in the interview with the Financial Times
Details: Referring to the US conflict with Iran, Trump said: "I don't consider that we are in war like Ukraine, wars like World War I, World War II".
He added that he is optimistic that peace talks between Ukraine and Russia will make progress.
Quote: "I think they're both at the point of saying, 'Let's make a deal'."
Details: However, the Financial Times wrote that Ukrainian negotiators do not share Trump's optimism.
Background:
- US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced that the US team will meet representatives from France, Germany, the UK, the EU and NATO in Brussels this week. The parties will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, among other things.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced that a Russian delegation will arrive in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November to take part in Ukraine-US-Russia talks. The delegation will again be headed by Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously said that, following a conversation between European leaders and the Kremlin leader, there is a sense that Russia is serious about a meeting between negotiating teams in Abu Dhabi.
- Zelenskyy said at the Berlin Security Conference that, for Russia, "a peaceful and united Europe is its enemy".
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