Trump and Putin: Possible meeting looms amid peace talks
On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced that a group of U.S. representatives was heading to Moscow. Regarding these reports, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that potential meetings with U.S. representatives in the coming days were not ruled out.
"Hopefully we can get a ceasefire from Russia," said Trump in the Oval Office.
The U.S. President also emphasized that "at this moment our people are going to Russia." In this way, Trump referred to media reports that his envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, will travel to Moscow this week.
Russian diplomacy immediately responded to Trump's remarks. "We do not rule out contacts with US representatives within the next few days," said the ministry spokeswoman, as quoted by the Kremlin's TASS agency.
Putin-Trump meeting?
Russian media are simultaneously speculating about a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. According to reports from the Moscow Times, the Kremlin is discussing possibly organizing a meeting between the Russian and U.S. presidents in April or May. The portal cites representatives of the Russian authorities.
The most tentative potential date mentioned is Easter.
According to the publication, Moscow is interested in delaying the meeting date. The Kremlin wants to gain as many concessions as possible from Washington in exchange for halting military actions, as currently "time is on Russia's side," claim the portal's sources.
The Moscow Times also reports that Saudi Arabia is the most likely meeting place, although "other locations in the Middle East" are also being considered. The summit could coincide with Trump's planned visit to the region.
The meeting will not take place later than June, according to one of the Moscow Times' sources.
