A new step towards the end of hostilities? Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on Monday, January 20, a few hours before his inauguration. But above all he said to himself “open to dialogue” on Ukraine to achieve a “lasting peace”three years after launching an attack on his neighbor.
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“We are also open to dialogue with the new American administration on the Ukrainian conflict”continued the master of the Kremlin, during a meeting with his ministers, broadcast on Russian television. And to add: “Regarding the resolution of the situation, I would like to emphasize that the objective should not be a very brief […] but a lasting peace ».
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After promising, during the presidential campaign, to stop the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, Donald Trump recently mentioned a six-month time horizon. “Trump and I will reach an agreement. I am sure that he will be able to offer strong security guarantees with Europe, and then we will be able to talk to the Russians”launched, for his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on January 5. The negotiations nevertheless seemed to stumble, in recent weeks, on the Russian refusal to deploy a European peacekeeping force.
