GuShiio.com ① Kremlin spokesman Peskov said on Thursday that Ukraine will definitely participate in negotiations to end the war in some form, but there will be a separate bilateral negotiation mechanism between Russia and the United States;
② U.S. President Trump held a phone call with his Russian counterpart on Wednesday, and the two sides agreed to negotiate to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Cailian News, February 14 (Editor Xia Junxiong)On Thursday (February 13) local time, Kremlin spokesman Peskov said that Ukraine will definitely participate in negotiations to end the war in some form, but there will be a separate bilateral negotiation mechanism between Russia and the United States.
U.S. President Trump held a phone call with his Russian counterpart on Wednesday and the two sides agreed to negotiate to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump also spoke on the phone with Ukraine President Zelensky on Wednesday.
Peskov said on Thursday that arranging a meeting between Putin and Trump could take months, and the venue could be chosen in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Regarding the possible venue for the negotiations, Peskov said that it was not yet certain, but Trump had mentioned Riyadh, and Putin had a “very good relationship” with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“In any case, Ukraine will certainly participate in the negotiations,” Peskov said. “There will be a channel for bilateral dialogue between Russia and the United States, and there will also be a channel involving Ukraine’s participation.”
When asked about Europe’s request to participate in peace talks, Peskov said: “Regarding European participation, the form of a possible negotiation process is not yet understood, so it is too early to discuss this issue.”
Trump said on Wednesday that he believed Ukraine’s membership in NATO was “unrealistic” and unlikely to regain all its land.
As the Russia-Ukraine War approaches its fourth year, Russia currently controls about one-fifth of Ukraine’s land, including the Crimean Peninsula it annexed in 2014.
Ukraine has also occupied limited Russian territory. In August last year, it raided Kursk Oblast on Russia’s southern border, once occupying more than 1200 square kilometers of land, but Russia has recovered some of its lost territory.
Zelensky said in a recent interview that if Trump can manage to bring Ukraine and Russia back to the negotiating table, he plans to propose a direct land exchange with Russia and give up Ukraine’s control of the Kursk region. land. Zelensky did not specify which part of Russian-controlled land he would ask Russia to return. He said that all land is important,”no matter which is more important.”
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova responded by saying that Zelensky’s remarks were to cover up the “disaster” of the Ukrainian army in the area.
