Efforts to end the war in Ukraine have begun

In the last two days, there have been a lot of events related to the war between Russia and Ukraine. It is difficult to find the opportunity to follow them all. We will help you with this and present to you in a unique combo the statements made on various platforms, in interviews, and in telephone conversations.

Trump's call

We often say that the American president is a very big man. These days, this saying has been proven once again. Donald Trump, within a few hours, called first Putin, then Zelensky, and sent everyone into a panic.

The world, in a sense, was counting on Trump's wisdom, expecting him to soon announce an incredible, everyone-pleasing plan to end the war. But while the Europeans were asleep, the American president had already spoken on the phone with Putin and Zelensky, and had already made statements in his own style. Then many realized: this is the same Trump who spoke with Putin in Helsinki.

From his words it follows that the main two parties in the negotiations to end the war in Ukraine will be Russia and the United States. What about Ukraine, where the war is taking place on its territory? What about Kiev's strategic partner, the European Union? Trump's statements were met with such questions.

By the way, during a phone conversation, Putin invited Trump to Moscow. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would wait for Trump at the Victory Parade on May 9. Russian lawyer Mark Feigin had long ago said in an interview with Dmitry Gordon that Russia intends to declare victory over Ukraine on May 9. Apparently, Feigin knew something.

Trump initially said that he would meet with Putin in Saudi Arabia, and then there would be meetings in Moscow and Washington. As it turned out later, the American and Russian presidents would not meet in Saudi Arabia, as Trump had said, but only representatives of Russia, Ukraine and America would meet. So it is possible that Trump's talk of meeting with Putin in Moscow and Washington would also be in vain.

"Trump will control everything"

Later, the new head of the Pentagon, a former TV presenter Pete Hegseth, spoke about what the new administration wants in the negotiations. According to him, Donald Trump will completely control the negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Hegseth also said that Ukraine's accession to NATO was an impossible issue, but that no option was excluded.

According to the new US Secretary of Defense, President Trump could even give Ukraine nuclear weapons if he wanted. The Pentagon chief thus seems to have hinted that Trump can put pressure on both sides.

Pete Hegseth said that Russia does not have to make any concessions for the talks to begin. According to him, it is impossible for Ukraine to return to its 2014 borders, and this is not a concession to Putin, but a reality. That is, the Pentagon chief is saying that Ukraine will not be able to return Crimea, nor the cities in the Donbass that Russia has occupied.

Secretary Hegseth figuratively explained that no one can deceive Trump during the talks, saying, “no one can make Uncle Sam a fool.” As you know, Uncle Sam is a symbol of the United States. This word is an abbreviation of the English name of the country. That is, from uncle United, Sam states of America.

A broken plane returned to Washington

With Trump's return, several high-profile plane crashes occurred in America. Apparently, something is happening to American planes. After all, the plane carrying the top US diplomat, Secretary of State Mark Rubio, broke down in mid-air and returned to Washington while en route to the Munich Security Conference. According to reports, the plane had a problem with the window and was forced to turn back. Mr. Rubio boarded another plane and flew to Germany.

“We will not accept negotiations without us”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had a good conversation with Trump, but that he would not accept any negotiations without Ukraine. That is, he said that Russia and the United States cannot decide the fate of Ukraine between themselves. Zelensky is a showman no matter what, he knows what to say when, and he made similar catchy statements when talking about his phone call with Trump. “Trump said that talking to Putin was not the main task, and I believed him,” Zelensky said. That is, the Ukrainian president, comrade Putin, told me what he talked to you about, and even said that he did not really want to talk to you.

Zelensky believes that first the US and Ukraine should agree on a plan to stop Putin, and only then enter into dialogue with Russia. Ukraine has once again reiterated that European representatives should be present at the peace talks.

A number of important meetings were held today within the framework of the Munich Security Conference. In particular, the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Andriy Yev Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”