US President Donald Trump announced his intention to hold a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, March 18. The main topics of discussion will be the end of the war in Ukraine, as well as issues related to territories and power plants. About this informs Reuters.
Trump noted that significant work was done over the weekend:
“I plan to talk to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work was done over the weekend. We’re going to try to see if we can end this war. Maybe we can, maybe not, but I think we have a good chance.“
In addition, the American leader specified that issues of a territorial nature and energy infrastructure will be discussed during the conversation:
“We will talk about territories, about power plants. I believe that these issues are already partially discussed by both sides — Ukraine and Russia. We are already talking about the possible distribution of certain assets.“
Steve Witkoff, the US president’s special representative for the Middle East, confirmed that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are planning a phone conversation this week. About this informs press office of the White House.
According to Witkoff, Putin “wants to end this war” and Donald Trump hopes for a cessation of hostilities “within weeks”. He noted that the American delegation is planning meetings with representatives of Russia and Ukraine in the coming days.
“The president (Trump) is relying on a time frame of a few weeks, and I agree with him. I hope that we will see some progress on this issue. We need to focus on the progress that we have already made. There are still many things that need to be discussed, and I hope that the two presidents will have a full discussion this week.” Witkoff explained.
