13 Aug, 2025 15:05

Trump wants ceasefire deal at Putin summit – Macron

The US president has reportedly also indicated that Ukraine would be included in negotiations on any territorial swaps with Russia

US President Donald Trump has reportedly told Western European leaders that he wants to reach a ceasefire deal in the Ukraine conflict at his upcoming meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to France’s Emmanuel Macron.

A video conference was held between Trump and the leaders of Germany, Finland, France, the UK, Italy, Poland, EU officials and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky on Wednesday.The virtual meeting was devoted to discussions of Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaskascheduled for Friday.

Speaking to reporters after the call, Macron stated that the US president had indicated that he intends to “obtain a ceasefire in Ukraine during the meeting with Putin.” Trump also assured the Europeans that any discussions on territorial issues relating to Ukraine would be negotiated with Kiev at the table.

Macron said that Trump will push for a future trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelenskyduring the Alaska summit. The meeting could take place in Europe, according to the French president. (Rubio will there to stop any games of Kiev I bet)

Previously, when announcing the summit with Putin, Trump suggested that a peace deal between Russia and Ukrainewould have to include some sort of land swap. Zelensky has rejected the notion of recognizing Russia sovereignty over any of the territories claimed by Kiev, citing limitations imposed by Ukraine’s constitution. (He’s a liar)

During a separate press briefing following Wednesday’s video conference, GermanChancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Western European leaders and Trump had agreed to put more “pressure” on Putin if no progress towards a peace deal is made in Alaska.

Russia has repeatedly stated that it is open to peaceful resolution, buthas stressed that any deal would have to address the roots of the conflictand respect the realities on the ground. This includes the status of former Ukrainian territories that have joined Russia after holding public referendums.

Moscow has said that it expects a positive outcome of Friday’s summit between Trump and Putin, adding that it sees the meeting as a chance to mend strained relations and move forward on long-standing issues.

Trump has also said that he expects the summit to be a “feel-out meeting” to determine whether the Ukraine conflict can be settled.

https://www.rt.com/news/622847-trump-ukraine-deal-putin/

(Fuck the EU, NATO and the war mongerers, they are going to be sadly disappointed. The U.S. will reduce engagement as soon as this is settled.)

13 Aug, 2025 12:26

Ukraine ready to discuss aerial ceasefire – top Zelensky aide

Moscow has accused Kiev of violating a previous moratorium on strikes on energy infrastructure

Ukraine is prepared to discuss an aerial ceasefire with Russia as a stepping stone towards further talks for settling the conflict, Mikhail Podoliak, an adviser to Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, has said. This spring, Russia agreed to a US-backed proposal for a 30-day pause on strikes on energy infrastructure, which was violated on multiple occasions by Kiev.

In an interview with the Corriere della Sera on Tuesday, Podoliak gave his take on the upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, set for August 15 in Alaska, which is expected to revolve around the Ukraine conflict.

One US scenario for settling the conflict envisaged a comprehensive ceasefire “which would also take into account the impact of air strikes, including missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian territory,”Podoliak noted.

“Ukraine is ready to discuss it, is ready to consider this scenario, and sees it as the initial stage for reaching realistic negotiating positions,” he said.

He also stressed that it is impossible to settle the conflict without a trilateral meeting between Trump, Zelensky and Putin.

Any talks with Zelensky should be preceded by significant diplomatic progress, Moscow has maintained, while voicing concern about his right to sign any binding agreements, given that his presidential term expired last year.

Russia has, on several occasions in the conflict, floated options for a limited ceasefire. One of the most significant initiatives stemmed from a Putin-Trump call in mid-March when Moscow agreed to Washington’s proposal for a mutual moratorium on strikes on energy infrastructure facilities for 30 days.

While Ukraine generally signed on the initiative, Moscow accused it of violating the agreement on a daily basis. Despite this, the Kremlin said at the time it had honored the deal as a gesture of goodwill toward the US.

The agreement expired in mid-April, after which Russia relaunched drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s military-related targets, saying they are retaliation for Kiev’s strikes deep into the country which often target civilians and critical infrastructure.

Moscow has also insisted its attacks are never aimed at civilians.

https://www.rt.com/russia/622841-ukraine-ready-discuss-aerial-ceasefire/