President of the United States Donald Trump emphasized that ending the war between Russia and Ukraine remains one of his top priorities on the international stage.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Trump on Negotiations and the Challenges of Achieving Peace
During a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Donald Trump stated that reaching an agreement between Ukraine and Russia is among the highest priorities on his agenda. The former U.S. president also reiterated the view that ending the war, in his opinion, could be achieved more easily; however, the conflict is complicated by the deep animosity between the leaders of the two countries — Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
“This issue (the agreement between Ukraine and Russia – ed.) is very high on this list of priorities,” Trump said during the meeting with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz.
Donald Trump added that he sometimes considers one side responsible for the escalation, and at other times the other side. He stressed that he seeks to end the war not only because of its impact on the U.S. but primarily due to the enormous human toll, which he stated is the highest since World War II.
New Rounds of Negotiations and the Situation in the Middle East
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the U.S., and Russia, scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi, has not been postponed despite the escalation of the situation in Iran. According to him, the summit may occur on March 5 or 6, but the venue will likely be changed. It is worth noting that several rounds of negotiations between Ukraine, the U.S., and Russia took place in January and February, and although specific results were not reported, an agreement was reached on the exchange of prisoners of war during the meeting on February 5 — the first in the last five months.
On February 28, Israeli forces struck Iran in response to threats from that country. Following this, Donald Trump announced the beginning of large-scale U.S. military operations against Iran. In response, Iran carried out a series of drone and ballistic missile attacks on Israeli territory, as well as strikes on U.S. military bases in other countries in the Middle East. Explosions were reported in Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.