Trump Announces Plans for Meeting with Putin to End Ukraine War

• Donald Trump announces a meeting is being arranged with Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the Ukraine war.
• Trump plans to negotiate peace soon after taking office, with skepticism about continued US support for Ukraine.
• Former national security adviser Keith Kellogg nominated as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia for Trump’s second term.

Donald Trump has announced that a meeting is being arranged between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin, although no specific timeline has been given for the meeting.

Eko Hot Blog reports that speaking at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump confirmed that Putin had expressed interest in meeting. “He wants to meet and we are setting it up,” Trump said.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov later clarified that the US had not yet formally requested the meeting.

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Trump has pledged to work towards ending the war in Ukraine shortly after taking office on January 20.

He has raised doubts about US military and financial support for Kyiv. “President Putin wants to meet… we have to get that war over with. That’s a bloody mess,” he stated.

As part of his approach, Trump has nominated Keith Kellogg, a former national security adviser and retired lieutenant-general, as his special envoy to Ukraine and Russia.

Kellogg outlined his vision for peace in a policy paper published by the America First Policy Institute, where he suggested that Ukraine should only receive further US aid if it engages in peace talks with Moscow.

However, he also emphasized that continued aid would be necessary if Russia refuses to negotiate.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed optimism that under Trump’s leadership, the war could end sooner, following a constructive phone call between the two.

Zelensky did not comment on whether Trump had made specific demands regarding talks with Russia.

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