Donald Trump calls on Moscow to « move » while his emissary meets Putin in Russia – Liberation
« Russia must move », Dixit Donald Trump. The American president challenged Putin on his social social network this Friday, April 11, deploring that « Too many people die, thousands a week, in a terrible and insane war » in Ukraine. An outing intervened when the Russian president met Trump’s emissary, Steve Witkoffvisiting Russia.
The meeting between Putin and Witkoff started at the end of the afternoon this Friday. On his Telegram account, the Russian presidency broadcast a video showing the two men shaking hands. This is their third interview since February. « Putin will listen to him. The conversation will continue on various aspects of the Ukrainian regulation. There are many aspects, the theme is very complex ”, Assigned the Russian presidency spokesman Dmitri Peskov earlier during the day.
An appointment that does not, however, arouse much hope. According to Peskov, the Kremlin does not expect « Percées » diplomatic during this exchange. « A process of normalization of relations and the search for land to go to a settlement (from the conflict in Ukraine) are underway », he explained. Before adding: “A laborious work continues. Naturally, Witkoff (…) will bring something from its president to Putin. ”
More than three years after the offensive triggered by the Kremlin, which left tens of thousands of deaths, the American president aims to end hostilities And has broken for this, in February, the diplomatic isolation imposed by Westerners on its Russian counterpart. This determination makes Ukrainians fear being forced by their important ally to accept harsh concessionsespecially since the American president sends contradictory signals. At this stage, the talks organized by his administration have not resulted in a global cessation of hostilities.
Diplomatic negotiations are extended, without determining concessions from Moscow. Kyiv and some Western capitals accuse Russia, whose army is more numerous and better equipped on the front, of dragging discussions on purpose.
