Selenskij sees « Historical Chance » after meeting Trump in Rome – Diepresse.com
On the edge of the funeral service for the late Pope Francis, there was a conversation between the Ukrainian and the US president.
US President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian head of state Wolodymyr Selenskij are on the verge of the funeral service for Pope Francis came together for a conversation. The White House described the meeting as « very productive », further details were to be announced later. It was the first meeting of the two statesmen after a scandal in the White House at the end of February.
The Ukrainian head of state Wolodymyr Selenskij also referred to the reunion as a « good meeting ». « We discussed a lot under four eyes, » he said on the X platform. He thanked Trump for the conversation: « A very symbolic meeting that has the potential to become historical when we achieve common results. » According to Ukrainian information, the conversation lasted about 15 minutes.
Pages published by Selenskij’s office show the two presidents in a marble hall in a marble hall opposite each other during their 15 minute conversation. According to the information, no consultants were present. In other pictures from the Ukrainian presidential office, the British Prime Minister Keir Strander and the French president Emmanuel Macron died. The four heads of state seemed to be deepened into a conversation.
Trump wants to end the Russian war of attack in Ukraine and get Selenskij concessions. Selenskij had so far categorically rejected a waiver of the Black Sea Peninsula Crimea or other areas incorporated by Moscow in eastern Ukraine in 2014.
At the end of February it was Trump’s conversation, US Vice President Jd vance and Selenskij came to a scandal in the White House. An agreement on the United States’ access also burst at Ukrainian raw materials, including the rare earths who are coveted worldwide. Both sides had recently announced in a memorandum to sign a raw material deal this week.
Trump sees agreement in « Most important points »
According to Trump, negotiations to end the war in Ukraine are also his special sentence after talks Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Friday shortly before a result. Russia was only represented at the funeral service in Rome with Minister of Culture Olga Ljubimowa. The leadership in Moscow speaks of progress in the negotiations with Washington, but points out that detailed questions should still be clarified for the termination of the war.
Moscow had once again opened openly after the talks with Witkoff for direct negotiations with Ukraine – as at the beginning of the Russian attack war 2022. Vladimir Putin So far, however, that Selenskij withdraws his decree that prohibits such negotiations.
Selenskij had announced in his evening video message that had not been named on Friday, which should lead to a ceasefire. According to a media report, Kiev worked a counter-proposal to the US plans for the end of the Russian attack war, which leaves space for possible compromises. So in the plan that the « New York Times“Present, for example, not mentioned that Ukraine holds the entire territory incorporated by Russia completely.
According to his delegation, Trump has already left Rome with the Air Force One. He also had a private conversation with Selensykj. Rumors about a possible second meeting are quickly silent when a large wagon column left St. Peter’s Square towards the airport. (APA/Reuters/dpa/editor)
