The president-elect of the United States has repeatedly promised that he will end the Ukrainian conflict in the “24 hours” following his taking office, but never explained how. Asked about possible contact with the Russian side as part of his efforts, D. Trump denied having had a conversation on this subject with Vladimir Putin. Faced with the insistence of the presenter, visibly skeptical, he replied: “I don’t want to say anything about it. I didn’t talk to him. I don’t want to say anything that could hinder the negotiations. » In a message published earlier today on his platform Truth Social, the president-elect called for a ceasefire ” immediate “ and negotiations between Moscow and kyiv. “I know Vladimir very well. It’s time to act. I think China could also help,” he notably wrote.
“Putin has repeatedly indicated that we are ready to negotiate,” reacted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov, recalling that the conditions for a “immediate ceasefire” had been stated by the Russian president last June, but that Ukraine had refused these conditions and still refuses to negotiate.
Note that the kyiv regime withdrew from negotiations with Russia in April 2022, announcing five months later that it was prohibiting itself from entering into talks. Volodymyr Zelensky, for his part, indicated that his country was demanding “security guarantees”. The Ukrainian leader had explained in previous statements that by “security guarantees” for Ukraine, he meant only the country’s membership in NATO. But according to media reports, DT Rump and his entourage are opposed to such an admission.
L’Ukraine “would like” conclude a peace agreement with Russia, said D. Trump after a meeting with V. Zelensky on December 7 in Paris. “Zelensky and Ukraine would like to reach an agreement and put an end to this madness. They lost 400,000 soldiers and many more civilians. There must be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations must begin,” he declared in particular, adding that if the conflict was not resolved, it could transform “into something much more serious and much worse.”
According to Axios, D.Trump did not want to meet V.Zelensky in Paris, but Emmanuel Macron convinced him at the last moment. “In recent days, Macron has worked to persuade Trump to hold a joint meeting with Zelensky. (…) The final decision to hold a trilateral meeting was taken shortly before the meeting,” writes the American media.
In a message on X, the tenant of the Élysée declared that the meeting was focused on “common action for peace and security”. For his part, the Ukrainian leader described the discussions on “good and productive”, leaving without comment the declaration of the new American president on his desire to conclude a “agreement with Russia” to end ” immediately “ to war. “A ceasefire without guarantees can be reestablished at any time, as Putin has already done,” also wrote V.Zelensky on Telegram, reaffirming that he would not accept any peace agreement “without security guarantees”. “When we talk about effective peace with Russia, we must first of all talk about effective guarantees of peace,” declared the Ukrainian leader, whose mandate ended last May. Reacting to Donald Trump’s remarks, D. Peskov recalled that the conditions for a “immediate ceasefire” had been stated by the Russian president last June, but that Ukraine had refused these conditions and still refuses to negotiate. “Zelensky banned negotiations with the Russian authorities. It is enough for Zelensky to cancel his decree,” said D. Peskov in particular. Note that the kyiv regime withdrew from negotiations with Russia in April 2022, announcing five months later that it was prohibiting itself from entering into talks. D. Peskov’s statements echo those of D. Trump who declared on December 8: “I know Vladimir very well. It’s time to act. I think China could also help. » China, along with Brazil and other countries of the Global South, created the group of “Friends of peace” on the Ukrainian crisis, which aims to promote peace talks.
