During a telephone interview of approximately one hour, Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump on Thursday, July 3, Russia “will not renounce its goals” in the war in Ukraine, according to Russian diplomatic advisor Iuri Ochakov. This corresponds “to the elimination of well -known deep causes that led to the current situation.”
In front of several journalists, Iuri Ochakov specifies that Vladimir Putin “underlined the will of the Russian party to continue the negotiation process” began in Istanbul, where two sessions of Russian-Ukrainian direct conversations took place with demanding results.
A call “Franc”, according to the Kremlin
On June 2, negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow held in Türkiye. The two countries had agreed with an exchange of prisoners, but did not allow flowing to fire. During this meeting, Russia transmitted to kyiv the memorandum that specifies the Russian requests of a high fire, which contains maximalist requirements.
In this document, Moscow states in particular the withdrawal of the Ukrainian army of the Ukrainian army of the Ukrainian regions partially occupied by the Russian army and of which Vladimir Putin claimed the annexation in 2022: Donetsk, Louvanansk, Zaporijia and Kherson. This meeting corresponded to the second round of negotiations, after a first session of conversations held in mid -May in the same city.
Qualified as “Francos” by the Russian party, this call is the sixth telephone discussion between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump from his return to the White House. This interview occurs after the suspension of the United States of certain weapons to Ukraine. This issue was not addressed during the call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
The American decision “was taken to put the interests of America first, after a review, by the Ministry of Defense, from the military aid of our nation to other countries of the world,” according to the White House. Until now, despite the conflicting relationship with kyiv, Donald Trump’s government continued, at least partially, the military aid started under Joe Biden. According to the latter’s mandate, the United States has provided more than $ 60 billion Military aid in Kyiv.
Source: BFM TV
