Trump: Plans to talk with Putin on the 18th

According to Reuters and the Associated Press on the 17th, US President Trump said on the evening of the 16th that he plans to talk to Russian President Putin on the 18th. On his way back to Washington from Florida that night, Trump told the media, “We want to see if we can end this war. We will discuss the territorial issue.” Trump said that he believes there is a chance to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

At present, the Russian side has not responded to this. US Middle East envoy Witkov said on the 16th that he expects Trump and Putin to talk this week. Russian presidential assistant Ushakov said on the 16th that Russia is preparing for a meeting between Putin and Trump, and the meeting will take place if necessary.