“We will be talking about land. We will be talking about power plants,” Trump said ahead of the negotiations.
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In our big story, Trump said he’s speaking with Putin today: “We want to see if we can bring that war to an end.”
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But first, Trump’s high-stakes call.
“We’ve never been closer to peace”, the White House said Monday.
US President Donald Trump said he is set to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin today to discuss a pause in fighting in Ukraine.
“We will be talking about land. We will be talking about power plants”, Trump said ahead of the negotiations.
It will mark the first known conversation between the two leaders since Ukraine agreed to support a US-back cease-fire last week. The ball is now in Russia’s court.
BI spoke with security and economic analysts about demands Russia is likely to make before agreeing to any deal — and why.
US sanctions relief could top the list. The sanctions, which include a microchip ban imposed by the Biden administration, have dented the Russian economy and weakened its defense sector, BI’s Tom Porter writes.
But the analysts warned that Russia may use an ease in sanctions to re-arm with US tech.
Meanwhile, if the front lines were frozen as they stand, military experts told BI that Ukraine would struggle to defend itself against future aggression and that a cease-fire would be unlikely to last.
With Russia close to key economic and strategic centers in Ukraine, the temptation for Russia to break any cease-fire deal with renewed vigor would be high.
The markets will be watching.
Then came Trump and Zelenskyy’s fiery Oval Office clash.
