Trump: Talks with Putin "Sterile" It does not produce results
The American President said Donald Trump His talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine is good, but it remains futile in the end.
He said Trump told reporters at the White House when he received NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday: "Every time I talk to Vladimir, I have good conversations, but in the end they remain fruitless as they do not lead to any breakthrough."
Sanctions will be lifted soon
Trump expressed his hope that the sanctions that Washington had just imposed on the two largest oil companies in Russia in response to the lack of progress in the talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine would be lifted soon.
Trump said. "These are massive sanctions, and we hope that they will not be imposed for a long time, hopefully to put an end to the war"
The influence of the Chinese President on Putin
Trump said that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, whom he will meet next week in South Korea, could have a great influence on Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.
He added: "I think he could have a big influence on Putin"
He continued: "I believe he can have a great influence, and we will certainly discuss the Russia-Ukraine issue at the meeting scheduled on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea.".
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