« Very productive » meeting by Trump and Selenskij 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 came together for a conversation in Rome on the sidelines of the funeral service for Pope Francis. 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. Another meeting on Saturday was agreed, a spokesman Selenskijs said.
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 Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron joined. 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, a discussion of Trump, US Vice President JD Vance and Selenskij had 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, after talks, also his special sent Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Friday. 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.
After the talks with Witkoff, Moscow had once again opened openly for direct negotiations with Ukraine – as at the beginning of the Russian attack war 2022. So far, Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin has always asked for Selenskij to withdraw his decree, which 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. In the plan that is available to the “New York Times”, for example, it is not mentioned that Ukraine fully retains the entire territory incorporated by Russia. (APA/Reuters/dpa/editor)
