Trump and Putin: A Meeting in the Works Amid Hopes for Ukraine Peace

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Donald Trump, the U.S. president-elect, has announced that preparations are underway for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Although no specific timeline has been disclosed, Trump expressed optimism about the talks during a statement at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

"He wants to meet, and we are setting it up," Trump said, adding that the discussions are part of a broader effort to address the ongoing war in Ukraine.

 

The Kremlin has responded positively to the prospect of a meeting, though it confirmed that no concrete arrangements have been finalized. Trump has frequently voiced his intention to bring an end to the conflict in Ukraine soon after assuming office on January 20. He has also questioned the extent of U.S. military and financial assistance to Kyiv, suggesting a re-evaluation of current policies.

 

"President Putin wants to meet," Trump reiterated on Thursday. "He has said that even publicly, and we have to get that war over with. That's a bloody mess."

 

Ukraine has taken note of these developments, with a spokesperson for the foreign ministry stating that high-level talks between Kyiv and the incoming U.S. administration are anticipated after the inauguration. This would potentially include a meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

 

To advance his plans for resolving the conflict, Trump has tapped retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, a former national security adviser, as a special envoy to Ukraine and Russia for his second administration. Kellogg has outlined a vision for U.S. involvement in a research paper published by the America First Policy Institute.

 

In his proposal, Kellogg suggested that future U.S. aid to Ukraine should be conditional on Kyiv’s willingness to participate in peace talks with Moscow. However, the paper also recommended continuing aid to Ukraine if Moscow refused to engage in negotiations.

 

Zelensky has previously expressed cautious optimism about Trump’s approach to the conflict. Following Trump’s election victory in November, Zelensky remarked that he believed the war might "end sooner" under Trump’s leadership.

 

The Ukrainian president noted that he and Trump had a "constructive exchange" during a phone call but did not reveal whether Trump had set any specific terms regarding potential discussions with Russia.

 

As diplomatic efforts unfold, the international community will watch closely to see whether Trump’s approach can achieve the peace that has long eluded Ukraine and Russia.

 

Based on a report by BBC 2024-01-13

 

 

[SiSePuede419]

"Hopes"

 

Sine he got absolutely nothing last time.

 

 

At the Helsinki Summit on July 16, 2018 no clear concessions or agreements were explicitly disclosed publicly from the summit. Trump and Putin stated they discussed arms control, counterterrorism, and other global issues, but no concrete agreements were announced.

 No explicit concessions have been officially confirmed.

 

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha.

 

Suckers. 😀

[OneMoreFarang]

Idiot Trump thinks he will make a deal with a chess master. 555

[jippytum]

If Trump'efforts to end the war means less Russians in Pattaya i will be eternally grateful to him

[Moonlover]

I actually think that Trump might just have a chance. Not because of his diplomatic skills, which IMO are next to zero, but because he could just find that he'll be pushing against an open door.

 

Russia has big problems. The economy is a mess, the military are getting war weary and ever closer to revolt with many desertion's. Influential business people are complaining and beginning to openly criticise the war and even Putin himself.

 

Putin badly needs a face saving way of getting out of the mess he's led his country into and Trump, despite his bombastic approach to just about everything, might just provide the way that he needs.

 

Fortune often favours the bold.

[Chomper Higgot]

Trump’s been summoned.

[Will B Good]

This could be the "out" for which Putin must be desperate.......more than happy if Trump can secure an end to this horrendous and totally unnecessary "special military operation"

[pegman]

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

I actually think that Trump might just have a chance. Not because of his diplomatic skills, which IMO are next to zero, but because he could just find that he'll be pushing against an open door.

 

Russia has big problems. The economy is a mess, the military are getting war weary and ever closer to revolt with many desertion's. Influential business people are complaining and beginning to openly criticise the war and even Putin himself.

 

Putin badly needs a face saving way of getting out of the mess he's led his country into and Trump, despite his bombastic approach to just about everything, might just provide the way that he needs.

 

Fortune often favours the bold.

That is a bunch of nonsense. How people can swallow the rubbish fed to them by the western propaganda media is beyond me. You would think these fools would have learned something from the WMD in Iraq fiasco. 

[Moonlover]

54 minutes ago, pegman said:

2 hours ago, Moonlover said:

I actually think that Trump might just have a chance. Not because of his diplomatic skills, which IMO are next to zero, but because he could just find that he'll be pushing against an open door.

 

Russia has big problems. The economy is a mess, the military are getting war weary and ever closer to revolt with many desertion's. Influential business people are complaining and beginning to openly criticise the war and even Putin himself.

 

Putin badly needs a face saving way of getting out of the mess he's led his country into and Trump, despite his bombastic approach to just about everything, might just provide the way that he needs.

 

Fortune often favours the bold.

 

54 minutes ago, pegman said:

That is a bunch of nonsense. How people can swallow the rubbish fed to them by the western propaganda media is beyond me. You would think these fools would have learned something from the WMD in Iraq fiasco. 

We will just have to wait and see won't we.

[Oliver Holzerfilled]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Trump’s been summoned.

 

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

This could be the "out" for which Putin must be desperate.......more than happy if Trump can secure an end to this horrendous and totally unnecessary "special military operation"

 

Wouldn't surprise me if it all goes up in flames but at least there is hope.  And it is nice to nice some grounded Trump commentary from the normally nutty Will.  As for Chomper, no surprise - he'd rather see more Russians and Ukrainians dead than be proven wrong about Trump.

[Chomper Higgot]

17 minutes ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

 

 

Wouldn't surprise me if it all goes up in flames but at least there is hope.  And it is nice to nice some grounded Trump commentary from the normally nutty Will.  As for Chomper, no surprise - he'd rather see more Russians and Ukrainians dead than be proven wrong about Trump.

Chopper isn’t laboring under the ‘hope’ that Trump will do anything other than precisely what Putin wants.

 

 

[Will B Good]

19 minutes ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

normally nutty Will

 

That should get you a couple of days rest.

[thaipo7]

12 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Idiot Trump thinks he will make a deal with a chess master. 555

Yeah - Biden or Harris could do so much better,  Right.  Seems to me the early showing of weakness by Biden is what led to the war in the first place.  Did you forget.  Putin did not invade while Trump was in office.

 

A flame has been removed by Admin

[candide]

11 minutes ago, thaipo7 said:

Yeah - Biden or Harris could do so much better,  Right.  Seems to me the early showing of weakness by Biden is what led to the war in the first place.  Did you forget.  Putin did not invade while Trump was in office.  I think you are the idiot.

The usual MAGA fairy tale that it would not have happened under Trump! 😆

 

It's the economy stupid!

There are three economic reasons explaining why Putin had to wait:

- he had to wait for the end of the Covid pandemic (the Russian population decreased by around 1 million during the pandemic);

- he had to wait to have accumulated enough foreign currencies reserves (there weren't enough because of his bad management of the Russian economy, and because energy prices were low).

- relatedly, he had to wait for global prices of energy to go up.

 

He may be ready to negotiate for the same economic reasons: the foreign currencies reserve is declining and global energy prices have decreased and are likely to decrease further next year because demand is decreasing and Saudi Arabia has decided to increase production in order to regain market shares.