Russia said Friday that President Vladimir Putin sent “extra” signals about the ceasefire offered by Washington in Ukraine for Donald Trump’s counterpart, adding that it was cautious about the possibility of a deal.
US envoy Steve Watkov met with Putin late on Thursday to provide details of the joint US Ukraine joint venture, which considered a 30 -day pause in the enmity between Moscow and Kiev after a three -year battle.
The Kremlin said Putin delivered the “extra” signal to Trump through Vaticov, and that once Trump was briefed about these messages, both of them could speak.
“When Mr. Watkov brings all the information to President Trump, we will determine the time of the conversation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“There is an understanding from all sides that such conversations are needed.” US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said in A. Fox News The United States had a “some careful hope” after the interview that Vaticov’s visit.
Commenting on Waltz’s remarks, Peskov said on Friday: “There are reasons for being careful.”
“There is still much to be done, but nevertheless, the president has identified President Trump’s position.”
Putin said Thursday that he supported the idea of reconciliation with Ukraine, but said he had “serious questions” how he would have to implement how he wanted to talk to Trump.
The Russian leader said he wanted to achieve any settlement “long -term peace”, which indicated Moscow’s demand that Ukraine be stopped from NATO.
On Thursday, Ukrainian President Wolodmeer Zelannsky condemned Putin’s ambiguous reaction to Putin’s proposal “very manipulated”, while Germany called it a “delayed tactic”.
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Saudi Arabia tells Prince Putin that he supports ‘all steps’ to end the war
In a statement on Friday, Saudi Arabia’s de -facto ruler, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, told the Russian president that the kingdom supports “all steps” to end the Ukraine war.
The Foreign Ministry statement said that the Prince Prince, in a phone call with Putin, confirmed Saudi Arabia’s “commitment to facilitate dialogue and support all steps to achieve a political resolution.”
‘Strong G7 Alliance’ on Ukraine in talks: Host Canada
A group of seven foreign ministers in Canada published a unanimous statement that supported US -led calls for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. Rug with Trump.
Canadian Foreign Minister Melania Jolie told reporters on the last day of the talks in Quebec, “Through our long conversation, we were able to achieve a strong G7 alliance on numerous issues that were discussed, and in particular I want to highlight Ukraine.”
“All G7 Ministers agree with the US proposal of ceasefire, which is supported by the Ukrainian residents, and now we are studying and watching Russian reaction,” he said. “So, finally, when it comes to Ukraine, the ball is now in Russian court.”
The club of wealthy democracies – Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States – after Trump returned to Russia and his heavy pressure on Ukraine, which was attacked by Moscow in 2022.
But the diplomacy turned dramatically on Tuesday when Foreign Secretary Marco Rubio, who was participating in the Quebec talks, met with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, and Kiev supported a 30 -day unconditional ceasefire proposal.
