US President Donald Trump informed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Russia’s victory over Ukraine. This happened when a German politician tried, during a meeting, to convince his American counterpart of the necessity of putting pressure on the Russian side. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing an informed source.
“But Trump was not keen on having a detailed discussion, and remains convinced that Russia is strong and Ukraine is weak,” the report says. material.
Shortly before that, the Russian President’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that there was a pause in negotiations over Ukraine because there were other priorities for the United States regarding the conflict in the Middle East.
Earlier, the Director General of the Political Information Center, Alexei Mukhin, indicated that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to resolve the conflict are either temporarily suspended or resumed.
On March 10, US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff said that the next trilateral meeting to resolve the conflict in Ukraine may be held next week, from March 16 to 22.