
The tempo of diplomatic negotiations on the war in Ukraine accelerated this weekend on the sidelines of the pope’s funeral.
Donald Trump, who met Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome, has expressed doubts about Vladimir Putin’s will to settle the conflict.
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Trump doubts Putin peace intentionsSource : TF1 Info

Trump doubts Putin
Donald Trump, who met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome on Saturday in Rome on Saturday in Rome (new window)has expressed doubts about the will of Vladimir Putin to settle the conflict in Ukraine, even though the Russian president assured that he was ready to negotiate “without any prerequisite” to achieve this.
“There was no reason for Putin to shoot missiles in civil zones, cities and villages in recent days. It makes me think that, perhaps, he does not want to stop the war and that he wanders me, and then you have to do otherwise,” wrote the American president on Truth Social. Declarations made after his interview of about fifteen minutes with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Saint-Pierre basilica on the sidelines of the funeral of Pope Francis.
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Donald Trump, who met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome on Saturday in Rome on Saturday, has expressed doubts about Vladimir Putin’s will to settle the conflict in Ukraine, even though the Russian president assured that he was ready to negotiate “Without any prerequisite” To achieve this. “There was no reason for Putin to pull missiles in civil zones, cities and villages, in recent days. It makes me think that, perhaps, he does not want to stop war and that he wanders me, and then you have to do otherwise”, wrote the American president on his Truth Social network.
He made these declarations after his interview of about fifteen minutes with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Saint-Pierre basilica on the sidelines of the funeral of Pope Francis. Leaning towards each other, their faces were only separated from a few centimeters, according to the photos transmitted by the Ukrainian presidency.
“Good meeting. We discussed a lot of head. I hope we will get results on all the points addressed”, commented the Ukrainian head of state on social networks, saying once again to want “A total and unconditional ceasefire”. The White House also tried the meeting “Very productive”.
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War in Ukraine: on the sidelines of the pope’s funeral, the tempo of diplomatic negotiations accelerates
It was the first time that the two men met since their stormy exchange in Washington on February 28, when Donald Trump and his vice-president JD Vance had literally dumped Mr. Zelensky. The American president, who wants to arrive as quickly as possible to a cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, exerts strong pressure on his Ukrainian counterpart while, on the front, the Russian army has the initiative. In this regard, he assured in the night from Friday to Saturday that the belligerents were “Very close to an agreement”, Without revealing the contours.