Putin is willing to meet with Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 19th that he is very willing to meet with US President Donald Trump, but he must be prepared before the meeting
According to Russian media reports, Putin visited a drone manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg that day, during which he positively evaluated the Russian-US talks held in Saudi Arabia on the 18th. In response to reporters’ questions, he said that the talks were aimed at restoring trust between Russia and the United States, and the two countries have taken the first step in resuming work in various fields of common concern.
Putin said that Russia is willing to sit at the negotiating table to discuss the Ukrainian issue. Trump informed him of the US position during a previous call that the negotiations would be conducted with the participation of both Russia and Ukraine, and “no one excluded Ukraine from this process.” Europe also does not need to react negatively to the Russian-US talks.
The Russian and US delegations held talks in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on the 18th and reached a consensus on restoring the normal operation of the diplomatic missions of both sides and ending the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Trump said later that day that he “may” meet with Putin before the end of February.
“Zelensky did a terrible job” Trump said Zelensky caused the Ukrainian crisis to continue
On February 19, local time, Trump said at a meeting that the talks between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia were “productive.”
Trump said that Zelensky manipulated the Biden administration and caused the Ukrainian crisis to continue. “I love Ukraine, but Zelensky did a terrible job.” Trump expressed hope to see Ukraine ceasefire soon.
The Russian and US delegations held talks on bilateral relations and Ukraine in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on the 18th. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, Presidential Assistant Ushakov, US Secretary of State Rubio, US President’s National Security Advisor Waltz and US President’s Special Envoy for the Middle East Witkov attended the talks.
US President Trump said Zelensky had better act as soon as possible
On February 19, US President Trump posted on social media that Ukrainian President Zelensky “had better act as soon as possible, otherwise his country will cease to exist.”