Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a bilateral meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace, on March 13, 2025, in Moscow, Russia.
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Russia won a seduced tone on Friday, but acknowledged reasons for cautious optimism, after supporting the « idea » of a 30 -day 30 -day fire cessation with firm warning.
« The idea (of a cessation of fire) is correct and we are certainly supporting it, but there are problems that need to be discussed, » said Russian President Vladimir Putin, instant more discussions with Washington and a possible call with White House leader Donald Trump.
The leader of the Kremlin has expressed concern for a temporary truce to leave Kyiv’s obligations the time of « supplying weapons » or « to form recently mobilized units » and asked how the fire would be applied.
Trump, who has been puzzling Washington’s relationship with Moscow since the beginning of January of the second term in the presidential office, said on Thursday that Kyiv and the White House had discussed elements of an agreement that included territorial concessions, the destination of an unnamed electric power station, probably the nuclear installation of Zaporizhzhzhia, which occupied Russia.
« Now we will see if Russia is there or not, and if they are not, it will be a very disappointing time for the world, » said Trump. « (Putin) made a very promising statement, but it was incomplete. And yes, I would love to meet with him or talk to him. »
President’s envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin in Moscow on Thursday for direct negotiations.
« We have some prudent optimism, » said U.S. National Security Minister Mike Waltz in an interview with Fox News TV. « Of course, both parties will have their requirements and, of course, both parties will have to make some commitments, and the launcher diplomacy to return and pass again. »
The Kremlin retained a prudent tone on Friday despite Thursday’s developments.
« Certainly, there are reasons to be wisely optimistic, » Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Google-Translad Comments on the Russian Tass State.
« (Putin) said he supports the position of President Trump in terms of settlement, but he said some questions that need to be answered together, » he added, according to Reuters. « So, yes, in fact, there is still much to be done, but still, the President expressed his solidarity with the position of Mr. Trump. »
« Maintain the proposal of cessation of hostage »
The removal of the fire of the U.S. collapse and the Ukraine deposit marks a breakthrough in the three -year conflict, which continued with Dron attacks. Ukrainian and Russian officials. The proposal also reset relationships to the United States-Russia-Ukraine Triangle, after a warm clash of the White House in late February between Trump and President Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian Temporary interruption of US military aid In Kyiv he seemed ready to push Washington more in the Kremlin orbit.
It is now Putin who has to step slightly with Trump, which has ended the Russia-Ukraine war and reviewing the United States financial contributions to this, a priority since taking office.
However, some analysts question the fate of the fire cessation agreement, which follows the previous peace plans of Zelenskyy and China.
« Putin maintains the hostage of Ceasefire’s proposal and tries to extract preventive concessions ahead of formal negotiations to end the war, » the Institute said for the study of war in analysis, warning that the Kremlin leader is likely « disinterested in good -faith peace negotiations » and still seeks to deliver long -term goals of Ukraine demytitudentary.
« The Ceasefire de Putin forecast would grant Russia the very disproportionate advantages, and will set the conditions for the Kremlin to renew hostilities in extremely favorable terms in Russia, » he added.
The strong terms of Moscow to begin peace negotiations, Arranged in June last yearHe included Ukraine’s complete military withdrawal of the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russian of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kheson, as well as the abandonment of Kiev of the abandonment of the plans to join the NATO Military Alliance and Imperil Russian Security, a key point between the reasons indicated by his complete invasion of his neighbor. 2022.
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