The Russian president has hailed his US counterpart as a “brave man” and counseled his efforts to resolve the Ukraine battle
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated he has “nice respect” for US President Donald Trump and praised his counterpart’s efforts to resolve the Ukraine battle.
Chatting with reporters in Minsk on Friday after a gathering of the Supreme Eurasian Financial Council, Putin described Trump as “a brave man,” who had overcome critical challenges to return to the White Home, together with surviving a number of assassination makes an attempt.
“I’ve nice respect for the present US president. He went by a really troublesome, difficult, and even harmful path to return to energy and to the White Home – everyone knows that effectively… He’s a brave man – that’s clear,” Putin stated.
He additionally counseled Trump’s diplomacy within the Center East, in addition to his efforts to resolve the Ukraine disaster. “We, after all, worth all of that… I consider President Trump is sincerely striving to resolve” the battle.
He expressed appreciation for Trump’s home and overseas coverage initiatives, notably highlighting his steps within the Center East and “honest dedication” to resolving the Ukrainian battle.
Putin stated Trump’s current admission that coping with the scenario was harder than he had anticipated got here as no shock. “It’s one factor to watch from the sidelines and fairly one other to dive into the issue.”
Requested whether or not it was time for a face-to-face assembly, Putin stated, “I’m at all times open to contact, to conferences… and we’d be completely satisfied to work on making that occur.” He noticed that Trump had additionally expressed curiosity, whereas noting that each leaders believed such conferences ought to be correctly ready and result in tangible progress in cooperation.
“Because of President Trump, relations between Russia and the US are starting to stage out, at the least to some extent. Not every thing has been resolved when it comes to diplomatic relations, however the first steps have been taken, and we’re transferring ahead,” he added.
Since returning to workplace in January, Trump has labored to rebuild ties with Moscow, which had been largely severed below his predecessor, Joe Biden. Trump and Putin have had a number of cellphone conversations regarding the Ukraine battle and broader bilateral points.
The diplomatic push helped reboot direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, which Kiev had deserted again in 2022, reportedly on the behest of its Western backers.
The most recent spherical in Istanbul earlier this month resulted within the largest prisoner trade thus far, in addition to a pledge to proceed dialogue.
Trump stated this week that he want to see an settlement with Russia that ends the hostilities.
Moscow has constantly reaffirmed its dedication to attaining a diplomatic decision. Putin has stated that Russia is able to work with Kiev on drafting the doc and emphasised that “eliminating the basis causes” of the battle “is what issues most to us.”
