US President Donald Trump presented the idea that Ukraine “could be Russian someday”, as his vice president JD Venus prepared this weekend to meet Ukrainian President Woldmeer Zelinsky.
Solding for almost Three Three -year war with Russia, Trump interviewed Broadcaster and discussed the dispute Fox News It was broadcast on Monday.
“They can contract, they cannot contract. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday.
Trump also called for Ukraine to return to investment with US aid, proposing for the trade of rare minerals, such as Kiev’s natural resources.
“We have all this money, and I say I want it back. And I told them that I wanted to like that, like a rare land worth $ 500 billion,” Trump said. “And they must have agreed to do so, so at least we don’t feel stupid.”
Trump also confirmed on Monday that he would soon send his special envoy to Ukraine for Keith Kilog, who has been assigned to propose to stop the fighting.
The Trump is pressing to end the conflict rapidly, while Zilnsky is demanding tough security guarantees from Washington as part of any agreement with Russia.
Kiev fears that any settlement that does not include strict military promises – such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership or deployment of peace troops – allow Kremlin to re -group and resume for a new attack Will be
Zilnski spokesman Sergey Nakiforov said AFP The Ukrainian President Munich will meet Venice this Friday at the Security Conference.
A source in Zillski’s office said that Kellog would arrive in Ukraine on February 20, without where he would go to the country. His journey will be a few days before the three -year anniversary of the Russian invasion on February 24.
Zlinski on Monday called for Ukraine “real peace and effective security guarantees”.
“The security of the people, the security of our state, the security of economic relations and the stability of our resources: not only for Ukraine, but also for the entire free world,” he said.
“Now all of them are being decided,” Zlinski added in a video address published on social media.
Trump’s meetings
Trump has said he wants to make the end of the war a broker, but has not presented a detailed proposal to bring the two sides to the negotiating table.
Zillsky and Russian President Vladimir Putin both have previously rejected direct dialogue with each other, and it seems that there is very little foundation where both can attack the deal.
Putin demands that Ukraine withdraw from its south and east Swat, which still controls Kiev, and that the close relationship between Ukraine and NATO is unacceptable.
Meanwhile, Zillski has rejected any regional privileges from Moscow, though he has admitted that Ukraine will have to be trusted. Diplomatic sources to secure the return of an area.
Russia says it has annexed five Crimea regions in 2014.
Zillski said on Monday that a meeting with Trump was being organized, though a date had not yet been finalized, while Trump had said last week that he would “meet” with Zilnski in the coming days, but Personally refused to travel to Kiev.
New York Post It was reported on Saturday that Trump told the publication that he had spoken to Putin over the phone to discuss the end of the conflict in Ukraine, saying the Russian leader had told him he had told him. ” People want to stop dying. “
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to confirm or deny the call.
The organizers of the nearby Munich Security Conference (MSC) confirmed Monday that Zillski would attend February 14-16 February 14-16.
MSc Chair Christoph Hussein told the Berlin press conference, that the US delegation is ready to include the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as well as Kelog and Venus.
Hussein said no representatives of the Russian government would be present.
The meeting is moving forward with Russia in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, where it has captured several settlements over the past one year – most of the months have been completely flattened by the bombings.
Moscow has also launched a one -month bombing campaign against the Ukrainian energy infrastructure, claiming that the attacks have been targeted in which the Kiev’s army has been assisted.
On Tuesday, Ukraine’s Minister of Energy said the energy sector is “invading”, and Kiev is applying “immediate emergency power supply restrictions” for “minimizing potential outcomes” –
