President Donald Trump expressed confidence that he will get a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine when he speaks with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and he is determined to do what he should do to get it.
“We can hold a peace agreement, a stop fluid and peace and I think we can do it,” Trump told reporters on Monday.
And he added in a position to Truth Social that 'many elements of a definitive agreement have been agreed, but there is much left. Thousands of young soldiers and others are killed. Every week 2500 soldiers, from both sides, and it must now end. '
“I look ahead to the call with President Putin.”
The White House does not exclude any option to get its deal – whether it has admitted to sticking to Russian wishes to the Ukrainian territory or to threaten the Kremlin with sanctions.
“All options are on the table,” the national security adviser Mike Waltz Sunday told Fox News. 'Absolute.'
President Donald Trump is ready to close a deal to get peace between Russia and Ukraine
The call on Tuesday morning will be the first known conversation between Trump and Putin, because Ukraine agreed to support a month of the cease-fire-fired month, as long as Russia does the same.
Trump has made clear his desire for peace, but Putin seems to drag his feet, possibly in an attempt to win more concessions.
The White House said that sanctions are an option if Tuesday's conversation is not going as President Trump hopes.
“It is something that the president has driven, and he is certainly willing to do that if necessary,” said Pers Secretary of the White House, Karoline Leavitt in her briefing.
Another option that the administration is considering is to recognize the Krim region in Ukraine as Russian territory, Semafor reported.
Negotiators have already discussed 'Distributing certain assets' to end the three -year -old war, Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday.
His envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow last week as part of the Peace Talks Push.
Witkoff said he met Putin between three and four hours and had a 'positive' and 'solution -based' discussion.
'The two parties have … We have limited the differences between them, and now we are at the table. I was with the president all day yesterday, I will be with him today, we are sitting with him and discuss how they can limit it even further, “Witkoff told CNN on Sunday.
Part of the old Soviet Union, Crimea was recognized as part of Ukraine when that country was formed in 1991.
But Putin has long seen Crimea as the territory of his country.
In 2014, the peninsula on the coast of the Black Sea was occupied by Russian troops and annexed by Moscow, but most countries recognize Crimea as Ukrainian territory.
Russia was driven out of the G8 – as known then – because of its aggressive actions to take the region. Many countries – including the United States – have also made economic sanctions on Moscow for the move.
Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin (above) will speak on the phone on Tuesday morning
Ukrainian President VolodyMyr Zensky does not want to admit territory to Russia
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zensky is strong against any territorial concessions and European allies can support him.
Trump said he is planning to discuss land and power plants with Putin in their phone call.
“We will talk about land. A lot of land is very different than before the war, as you know. We will talk about land, we will talk about power plants, that's a big question, “he said.
The power plant in question is the Zaporizhia -core center in southern Ukraine. The six-reactor factory is the largest in Europe. Russia grabbed control early in the war and still has it in their possession.
Since its conquest, the plan has not delivered power to the Grid of Ukraine. But the proximity of front line has expressed concern about the risk of a radiological disaster.
The Ukrainians want it back.
“We are working on diplomacy and that will mean both carrots and sticks to get both parties at the table, but to resolve this in a way that is permanent and sustainable,” Walz told Fox News.
As part of the conversations, Russia wants to reassure that Ukraine will not become a member of NATO.
And Moscow has rejected every attempt by Western countries to place troops in Ukraine, even after a peace agreement, as a peace enforcement.
For his part, Zensky has accused Putin of dragging his feet. But his team has also warned that Ukraine will not close for any price.
However, the White House remains optimistic.
“We have never been closer to a peace agreement than we are at the moment,” Leavitt told reporters on Monday. “The president is, as you know, determined to do one.”
