Pressing of the European Union on the USA after two hours of telephone interview between Trump and Putin in which The Russian president has opened the fire to a ceased but from the timing to be defined: certainly not now and not 30 days.
“Putin does not yet seem seriously interested in peace, at least not in acceptable conditions for others,” said the German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius arriving at the Defense-Esteri Council in Brussels. “It is continuing to take time and even if Russia is willing to speak of a memorandum, for now we do not see a ceased the fire. I am deeply convinced that now it is more important than ever to support Ukraine in an energetic way, today we will therefore clarify with what concrete measures. The EU must further exacerbate the penalties, we will not be willing to tolerate the work of Russia without consequences”.
“From the USA we heard that without a respite there would have been strong reactions, the consequences, and now we want to see these consequences,” said the high EU representative Kaja Kallas, specifying that so far they have not seen “pressure pressure” on Moscow as part of the discussions from Donald Trump.
Putin therefore opens up the fire in Ukraine but from the timing to be defined: certainly not now and not 30 days. AND Trump, at the end of a phone call lasting over two hours with the Russian leader, announces that Kiev and Moscow will begin to treat ‘immediately’ a truce is to negotiate the end of the war ‘however, without providing any detail. Negotiations that could materialize with a memorandum between the parties, according to Putin’s commitment.
The contacts between Russia and Ukraine have been restored And they are already under implementation according to the Cremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov In a conversation with journalists made known by Tass. “The contacts between Russians and Ukrainians are now in progress,” he explained – the contacts, in fact, have been recreated, which is very important in this phase “.
The Kremlin is aware of the Vatican offer to host negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, but No decision has yet been taken He added Peskov. “Everyone is aware of this initiative of the Pope – he said in a statement relaunched by Tass -. There was also a Vatican declaration. And of course, the Russian part is grateful to all those who are willing to make their contribution. But specific decisions have not yet been made on the place to continue the possible future negotiations”.
There have not even been deadlines for the preparation of the Memorandum between Russia and Ukrainethe parts will exchange the drafts and develop a single text added Peskov. “There are no deadlines and cannot be there – he said in a statement relaunched by Tass -. It is clear that everyone wants to do it as quickly as possible, but, of course, the devil is hiding in detail”. According to Peskov, “the projects will be formulated by both Russian and Ukrainian aside. The drafts will be exchanged and then there will be complex contacts to process a single text”.