Mr. Donald Trump in his first term met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka (Japan) on June 28, 2019.
“He (President Putin) wants to meet and we are arranging this,” Reuters on January 10 quoted President-elect Donald Trump at a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago resort. in Palm Beach (Florida state) on January 9 (local time).
“President Putin wants to meet me, he even said so publicly, and we must end the (Ukraine) conflict,” according to Mr. Trump.
Earlier on January 9, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Mr. Putin welcomed Mr. Trump’s willingness to contact, but so far Russia has not received any official request.
Mr. Peskov also said that the Trump-Putin meeting, if there is one, should take place after Mr. Trump takes office as US President.
Although he promised it would take only 24 hours to bring a solution to the Ukraine conflict, Mr. Trump never made any specific proposals that could lead to a ceasefire or peace talks. At the same time, he also frequently criticized President Joe Biden’s administration for providing too much aid to Kyiv.
The United States during the Biden presidency has become the most fervent supporter of Ukraine, providing military aid worth more than $65 billion since February 2022.
In another development, Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level delegation on his behalf to attend the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Trump, the newspaper said. Financial Timesreported on January 9.
According to well-informed sources, the leader of the Chinese delegation may be Vice President Han Chinh, or Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Beijing has not commented on this information.
