Donald Trump says he will probably be talking to Russian chief Vladimir Putin on Monday about ending the conflict in Ukraine, saying the decision at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) can be about “stopping the ‘massacre'”.
In a put up on Fact Social, the US president stated he would then communicate to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and leaders of some Nato nations.
Russia and Ukraine had been unable to achieve any breakthrough after they held their first face-to-face talks in three years in Istanbul on Friday, though a prisoner swap was agreed.
The US president had provided to attend the talks in Turkey if Putin would additionally go, however his Russian counterpart didn’t take up the provide.
Trump’s feedback come after he recommended on Thursday that progress on ending the conflict would solely occur if he and Putin held face-to-face talks.
“Hopefully will probably be a productive day, a ceasefire will happen, and this very violent conflict, a conflict that ought to have by no means occurred, will finish,” Trump wrote on Saturday.
Nato leaders have been calling for Russia to conform to a 30-day ceasefire within the battle.
Following the talks in Istanbul, Ukraine reiterated its name for a full and unconditional ceasefire.
The top of the Russian delegation, Putin aide Vladimir Medinsky, stated the Russian delegation was glad with the talks and able to proceed contact.
Hours later, a Russian drone hit a passenger bus within the Sumy area, killing 9 folks – prompting Zelensky to demand stiffer sanctions on Moscow.
He stated the assault on the bus was “a deliberate killing of civilians”. Russia has not commented, however state media reported that forces had hit a “navy staging space” in Sumy province.
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
