US President Donald Trump has said he will discuss the Ukraine ceasefire proposal with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
The development comes at a time when Ukraine has accepted a US-backed proposal for a 30-day ceasefire. Putin, however, is yet to accept the proposal.
Speaking to the media on Air Force One, Trump said that “a lot of work has been done over the weekend” in an apparent reference to the visit of Steve Witkoff, his special envoy, to Russia on Friday where he held talks with Putin.
Trump said, “We will see if we have something to announce maybe by Tuesday. I will be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work’s been done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring that war to an end.”
In an apparent reference to how the question of occupied territories would be addressed, Trump said they would talk “dividing up certain assets”.
Trump further said, “We will be talking about land. We will be talking about power plants.”
Even as Ukraine has accepted the proposed 30-day ceasefire, Putin has persisted with his maximalist demands. In a statement last week, he said that while he accepted the idea of a temporary ceasefire, “nuances” of the deal needed to be discussed.
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