A meeting in Munich between officials from America, Russia and Ukraine

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that a meeting between “senior officials” from Russia, Ukraine and the United States will be held on Friday in Munich, the German city that hosts an international security conference.
“They will hold a meeting in Munich,” Trump told reporters at the Oval Office.

Reduce defensive spending

In addition, Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he wanted to discuss with China and Russia a mutual reduction between the three forces of spending in the field of defense, calling for Russia’s return to the Group of Seven.
Trump also told reporters at the White House that he intends to hold a summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and Russian Vladimir Putin, “Once up somewhat.”

He said, “The first meetings that I want to hold with Chinese President Xi and Russian President Putin, and I want to tell them: Let us divide our military budget in half.”

Trilogy

He was asked if he intended to hold a triple summit, and he replied, “Yes, I think so,” before he later explained that he would start with bilateral meetings. Trump pointed out that he wanted to “slow down, stop and reduce nuclear weapons” in particular.
“We have no reason to make new nuclear weapons,” he added to reporters after he signed an executive order on mutual customs duties.

Conflict in Ukraine

The day after a phone call made by his Russian counterpart, he devoted it to the conflict in Ukraine, Trump called for Russia’s return to the Group of Seven so that it becomes again the eight group.
He said, “I would really like to return,” after Moscow excluded from this diplomatic framework after it included the Ukrainian Crimea in 2014.
He added that “the Russians should sit at the table” and “Putin will support a lot,” describing his exclusion that it was “a mistake.”
In addition, the American president confirmed that Ukraine is anxious to exclude it in any dialogue with Moscow, it will be a “party” in negotiations with the aim of putting an end to the war with Russia, expressing his conviction that Putin “wants peace.” He added, “I think he will tell me if he does not want it.”