Russia is ready to work on a memorandum with Ukraine, which could include a potential ceasefire, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the press after his call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, reported Xinhua.
Putin and Trump held a telephone call on Monday, during which the leaders discussed the Ukraine crisis and recent Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul.
"We agreed with the President of the United States that Russia will propose and is ready to work with the Ukrainian side on a memorandum regarding a possible future peace treaty," local media reported citing the Russian leader.
Putin noted that this treaty could define various aspects, "such as the principles of a settlement, the timing of a possible peace agreement," and "a possible ceasefire for a certain period given the relevant agreements are reached."
The president said Russia supports a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict, and reiterated that Moscow's priority is to eliminate the root causes of the crisis.
Putin said that Moscow and Kiev must find compromises that would be acceptable to both sides.
He thanked the U.S. leader for helping restart direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, and called the telephone conversation substantive, frank and very useful.
Meanwhile, Trump said his telephone conversation Monday morning with Putin "went very well."
Trump made the remarks in a social media post after the two-hour phone call about the war in Ukraine, saying Russia and Ukraine would start a negotiation in which the conditions could only be set by the two sides themselves.
"Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War," Trump wrote. "The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of."
Trump noted that Russia wants to "do largescale TRADE with the United States" when the current catastrophic situation is over and he expressed the belief Ukraine could benefit from trade as well.
"There is a tremendous opportunity for Russia to create massive amounts of jobs and wealth. Its potential is UNLIMITED. Likewise, Ukraine can be a great beneficiary on Trade, in the process of rebuilding its Country," the post read.
Trump also said he shared details of the call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other leaders, including President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
