President Vladimir Putin discussed Donald Trump’s inauguration as president of the United States with members of the Russian Security Council. As he declared, he expected to interact with Washington on an equal footing. At the same time, the Russian government asserted that it would continue to “fight” for its “interests” in the Ukraine war. Putin also saw fit to praise Trump for his “courage” and “convincing victory.”
At a Security Council meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made it clear that President Donald Trump considers the issue of the Ukraine war “one of the priority directions” of foreign policy.
Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin announced that President Trump and his allies were discussing “the desire to resume direct contacts with Russia” and “the need to take all measures to prevent World War III.” did. Details were not disclosed.
Donald Trump comes to power. Russia declares “open to dialogue”
The Kremlin host congratulated Trump on his inauguration and praised his “courage” and “convincing victory” in last year’s presidential election, government agency TASS reported. He declared that the Russian government was “ready to engage in dialogue with the new U.S. administration regarding the Ukraine conflict,” but on the condition that — in his words — “we eliminate the root causes of the conflict.”
See: Donald Trump’s oath as President of the United States. live broadcast
Referring to Ukraine, President Putin spoke of the need for “long-term peace” based on “respect for the interests of all countries living in the region.” – Of course, we will fight for the interests of Russia and the Russian people. This is the purpose and significance of conducting special military operations, he added.
The Kremlin calls the invasion of Ukraine, which has been going on for nearly three years, a “special military operation.” Prior to this, a meeting between President Putin and members of the Security Council was also held. On February 21, 2022, they supported the recognition of the independence of the separatist “people’s republic” in Donbas, and three days later Russia launched a so-called war under the pretext of war. “Demilitarization and denazification” of Ukraine.
Conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Preparations are underway
Recall that, according to CNN’s findings, Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Vladimir Putin in the first days of his inauguration as US president. Preparations for the talks have been underway for several weeks, the agency said. “The talks will be about ending the war in Ukraine,” a source told CNN.
President Trump has repeatedly promised to end Russia’s war against Ukraine within his first 24 hours as president. But colleagues later said it would take longer, up to 100 days.
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