Trumps says ready to exert pressure on EU, Kiev to achieve peace — Kremlin aide
US President once again emphasized the need to end hostilities, Yury Ushakov said
MOSCOW, June 14. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin that for the sake of ending hostilities he is ready to exert pressure on both European partners and Kiev, Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov said after their phone call.
"Trump once again emphasized the need to end hostilities," the diplomat said, recounting the details of the conversation. "He stated that he is prepared to exert pressure on both European partners and Kiev, including during upcoming discussions at the G7 summit.".
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have noted that Ukraine’s attacks on Russian civilian facilities in no way promote settlement," Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov said.
"The recent attacks on civilian facilities in Russia’s territory, naturally, hinder settlement efforts, and this was noted," he said.
Russian President in a phone call with his US counterpart stressed that Kiev’s attacks on Russian civilian facilities will not change the situation on the battlefield, Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov said.
"Vladimir Putin argued that no attempts by the Kiev regime to strike civilian infrastructure in Russia would alter the critical situation for Ukraine on the battlefield," he said.
US President Donald Trump has expressed the view that ending the conflict in Ukraine would open up prospects for a new level of relations between Russia and the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide, Yuri Ushakov, said after a phone call between the two leaders.
"Trump also said that if the war is ended as soon as possible, then, he said, prospects will open up for building a truly new quality of US-Russian relations," he said.
European countries and Vladimir Zelensky will justify continuing hostilities by attacks on civilian infrastructure in Russia, but this will not help, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a phone call with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, as cited by Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov.
"The Europeans and Zelensky will undoubtedly try to present the situation exactly the opposite way and will be able to offer only ideas aimed at prolonging the conflict and continuing military operations," the diplomat said, relaying the Russian leader's position.
At the same time, Putin emphasized in his conversation with Trump that "no attempts by the Kive regime to strike civilian infrastructure in Russia will change the critical situation for Ukraine on the battlefield.".
If Vladimir Zelensky really wants to meet with the Russian president, he should to Moscow, as was proposed to him, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a phone call with US. President Donald Trump, according to Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov.
"If the head of the Kiev regime once again makes overtures regarding a possible meeting with the Russian leader, then, as stated earlier: if he wants a meeting, let him come to Moscow," Ushakov conveyed the Russian president’s position.