DONALD Trump has claimed that Vladimir Putin wants to put an end to the war in Ukraine and hinted that Pope Leo XIV might hold the peace talks.
The US President said the negotiations are set to begin “immediately” as Vladimir Putin has finally admitted he must make a deal.
Trump and Putin held a two-hour phone call on Monday afternoon in a desperate bid to end the three year-long war in Ukraine which has left tens of thousands dead.
The US President claimed that Putin “wants to stop” the war and said that negotiations towards a ceasefire will start immediately.
But he warned that there are some “big egos” involved which could make negotiations difficult.
Trump went on to hint at a possible venue for the peace talks and suggested that the Vatican was “very interested” in hosting the negotiations.
Putin spoke to Russian state media after coming off the call and admitted that he must make a peace deal with Ukraine.
He said Russia is “ready to work with the Ukrainian side” on a possible future peace agreement, but said that both sides must be willing to compromise.
Zelensky also spoke out on Monday evening to reassert his “red lines” for a peace deal.
The Ukrainian President insisted that he would not give into Russia’s territory demands, saying: “Ukraine won’t withdraw its troops on its own territories.”
Zelensky spoke with Trump “for a few minutes” before his chat with Putin.
The pair spoke again after the call as Trump debriefed a select group of European leaders including Emmanuel Macron, Giorgia Meloni, Friedrich Merz and Alexander Stubb.
The crunch talks come after US Vice President JD Vance warned that Trump may be forced to walk away from ceasefire talks if Putin continues to ignore calls for peace.
Source : https://www.the-sun.com/news/14240538/putin-russia-ukraine-talks-peace/