The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in a 50 -minute phone call told the US president, Donald Trump, that Moscow was ready to celebrate a new round of Ukraine peace conversations after June 22, once the parties at war completed the exchanging prisoners and the bodies of the soldiers.
The call was aimed at discussing the situation of growing in the Middle East and the Peace Conversations of Ukraine, said Putin Foreign Affairs Advisor Yuri Ushakov.
During the conversation, Putin informed Trump about his recent conversations with the leaders of Iran and Israel and reiterated Russia's proposal to find mutually acceptable solutions on the Iranian nuclear issue.
“The dangerous climbing of the situation in the Middle East was naturally in the center of the exchange of opinions,” Ushakov told reporters after the conversation between Putin and Trump.
“Vladimir Putin, after having condemned the military operation against Iran, said a serious concern about the possible escalation of the conflict,” he said, warning “unpredictable consequences for the entire situation in the Middle East.”
Putin also emphasized the preparation of Russia to carry out possible mediation efforts, and said Russia had proposed steps “destined to find mutually acceptable agreements” during the US negotiations. UU. They will go on the Iranian nuclear program.
“The Russian principles approach and interest in the agreement remain unchanged,” said Ushakov.
Meanwhile, the leader of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, did not comment on the new conversations of Ukraine, just saying that “the exchanges will be completed and the parties will discuss the next step.”
The Trump approach has surprised Washington's allies, raising doubts about the future of American aid to kyiv and leaving Europe fighting to determine how you can fill any gap in supplies if Trump decides to attract the military, financial and intelligence support of the United States.
“Both leaders expressed their satisfaction with their personal relationships,” during the call, said the Kremlin.
He added that the presidents “communicate in a business way and seek solutions to pressing problems in the bilateral and international agenda, regardless of how complex these problems can be.”
Zelensky urged the United States to “change the tone” in his dialogue with Russia, saying that it was “too warm” and would not help end the war.
“Any reduced aid signal, or treating Ukraine and Russia as the same, are deeply unfair. Russia is the aggressor. They began this war. They do not want to finish it,” said the Ukrainian president in X.
The Ukrainian leader also warned against a fall in aid due to the growing conflict in Israel-Iran, at a time when European support stops without the participation of the United States.
The recent climbing caused kyiv anxiety about future military aid supplies, fearing that Washington could relocate more resources to strengthen the defense of its close ally Israel, which unleashed a large -scale attack on Iran on Friday.
“We would like to see help for Ukraine, not decrease due to this,” he said. “The last time, this was a factor that slowed the help for Ukraine.”
Earlier on Saturday, Ukraine and Russia changed prisoners in the fourth exchange of this type this week, part of a large -scale plan to recover 1,000 wounded prisoners on each side and return bodies of dead soldiers.
The prison agreement was the only visible result of two recent rounds of conversations in Istanbul.
The photos published by Zelensky on Telegram showed men of various ages, mainly with shaved heads, with camouflage and covered in Ukrainian flags.
Some were injured, others disembarked from the buses and hugged those who welcomed them, or were seen calling someone on the phone, sometimes covering their face or smiling.
The Moscow Ministry of Defense released its own video that shows men in uniforms with Russian flags, applauding and singing “Gloria to Russia” and “Horay”, some raising the fists in the air.
As part of the Istanbul agreements, kyiv also said he had received another 1,200 unidentified bodies from Russia.
He said Moscow had said that they were “Ukrainian citizens, including military personnel.” Ukraine did not say if he returned any body to Russia.
Putin has rejected calls to stop his three -year offensive. He has demanded that Ukraine yield territory and renounces Western military support if he wants peace.
Since Russia sent troops to Ukraine in February 2022, the assault has forced millions of people to flee their homes, since the towns and cities of the east of Ukraine have been crushed by heavy bombing.
Meanwhile, Russia intensified its advances along the front line, especially in the northeast region of Ukraine of Sumy, where it seeks to establish a “buffer zone.”
(AFP)
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