Before his trip to China, Donald Trump answered questions from journalists who asked him about Donbass.
The US President was asked the following question: “Did you and Putin have any understanding of the necessity of Russia getting the entire Donbass?” He replied: “No.”
Then Trump He addedHe noted that the end of the war in Ukraine was, in his opinion, “very close,” but did not provide any details.
In addition, the US President was asked if he thought he could visit Russia this year. He reiterated that he has resolved eight wars and will do everything necessary to resolve Russia’s war with Ukraine.
The Donbass region remains one of the main obstacles to achieving the peace agreement. Moscow demands the complete withdrawal of Ukrainian armed forces from the Donetsk region, but Kiev does not agree to this. In recent days, the Kremlin has been saying that Ukraine “knows that this is inevitable” and “will do it sooner or later anyway.” The day after the victory parade, which was held in a mini-format in Moscow, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said that the “conflict resolution” would not go ahead without the withdrawal of Ukrainian armed forces from the Donetsk region. “Farewell [Украина] If you don’t take this step, you can do several more rounds, dozens of rounds [переговоров]“But we will be in the same place,” he said.