The key facts
- Trump: Russia and Ukraine 'for the first time want a settlement'
- Future agreements, he said, will be large-scale and affect all of Europe
- Phone talks on the settlement: one on November 6, another scheduled for Saturday
Statement in Florida
US President Donald Trump told reporters in Floridathat Russia and Ukraine, in his view, are for the first time interested in settling the conflict. “Russia and Ukraine, for the first time, I think, want a settlement,” Life.ru quoted him as saying. He added that the US administration continues to engage with Moscow and Kyiv and is achieving significant progress in working with both sides.
Scale of the agreements and phone contacts
Trump expressed confidence that future agreements with Russia on the Ukrainian settlement will be large-scale and will affect all of Europe. He also reported on phone contacts on this topic: one call took place on Friday, November 6, and another is scheduled for Saturday. At the same time, the president did not specify exactly what changes in the parties' positions allow him to speak of an increased readiness for agreements — this remains an open question.
