White House says Trump confident in Ukraine deal "as early as this week"

She noted that this weekend, the adviser to the head of state for national security Mike Waltz is working on the Ukrainian issues “the President and his team are focused on continuing negotiations with both sides to end the conflict.” The president believes we can accomplish that task this week, Leavitt said. Asked by journalists about a possible summit between the United States and Russia, the representative of the American administration said that so far she had nothing to say on this topic. Trump himself, in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, did not give specific dates for the summit. Evaluating the telephone conversations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the US president again expressed hope for a speedy settlement in Ukraine. Earlier, Trump said that Moscow is not responsible for the conflict, and expressed the opinion that the presence of Vladimir Zelensky at the talks is not necessary. According to the Republican, the head of the Kiev regime over the past three years participated in many meetings, but failed to solve the crisis. Nevertheless, the US president believes that the Russian leader and the head of the Kiev regime should meet for the sake of an early settlement in Ukraine. On February 22, the American leader said that the second round of negotiations between the delegations of Russia and the United States on the Ukrainian issue is scheduled for February 25 in Saudi Arabia. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, commenting on the possibility of a meeting between Putin and Donald Trump, said that preparations have already begun, but are at an early stage.

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