Trump and Putin eye talks amid international intrigue
Speculation continues regarding the details of the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. According to Reuters, the Kremlin is considering the possibility of organizing it in Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates. Several arguments support this idea.
An important argument is that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are not signatories to the Statute of the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Putin.
Furthermore, both countries have not taken sides since the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine, maintaining contacts with both Russia and the United States.
Reuters, however, points out that from Russia's perspective, the close military ties between Saudi Arabia and the United States could be a hindrance. Previously, Russia had already rejected mediation proposals from Turkey, which is a NATO member.
Trump-Putin meeting?
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would soon have a conversation with Vladimir Putin and that they will "do something significant." However, he did not provide details.
- We will talk. Well, we are already talking, and I think maybe we will do something that will be significant. We want to end this war - Trump said during the ceremony approving Doug Burgum's nomination as the new Secretary of Interior Resources.
The president refused to answer whether he had already spoken with Vladimir Putin but stated that "serious" talks are ongoing between the U.S. and Russia, and more discussions are planned.
Cited by the TASS agency, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia is ready to engage in dialogue at the presidential level but has not yet received an official signal from Washington regarding this matter.
Trump estimated that during Russia's armed aggression in Ukraine, it lost 800,000 soldiers, while Ukraine lost 600,000 to 700,000.
Source: Reuters/interia.pl/WP Wiadomości
