Putin reveals he’s reached ‘understandings’ with Trump about end of Ukraine war | World | News
Authorized, “This crisis is not triggered by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, but in Ukraine supported by the West and provoked a coup is a result of a coup,” he added. He also attributed the war to the “constant attempts to drag the West to Ukraine to NATO”. The Russian President is strong against participating in the Western military alliance in Ukraine.
Putin’s comments arrived just a few days after Russia started the second largest air strike in Ukraine in the war in Kiev and killed at least 23 people.
On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated Trump that Putin was facing Trump on Monday to accept peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Macron said not meeting the deadline date would suggest that Putin “play” Trump once again.
After the Alaska meeting, US special ambassador Steve Witkoff said that Putin agreed to provide security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a possible future peace agreement, although Moscow did not confirm this. In the meantime, Zelensky rejected a buffer region proposals with Russia in any peace agreement, accusing Moscow of avoiding real diplomacy and trying to delay the end of the war.
In an August 22 interview with CNN, Trump said he had given a few more weeks to respond to Putin before taking action – a series of ultimatum and final delivery date he set for the latest Russian leader.
