Putin under pressure – Trump increases the pressure: “I would fly there”

“I have so many agreements, but I thought about really flying there,” Trump said before leaving for a trip in the middle, which lasted a few days. On request, Trump added: “I would fly there if I think it would be useful.”

From Thursday, Putin had suggested the resumption of direct peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey – but did not explicitly say he would arrive. Senskyj may have surprised him when he announced that he was waiting for him in Istanbul.

Trump nevertheless expressed himself hopefully: “I think this meeting can cause good things.” The meeting is very important. “I was very sorry that this meeting took place.”

KYIV agrees with the American president
Senskyj welcomed the considerations of Trump. “Of course we would like to have President Trump in Ukraine during this meeting in Turkey,” he wrote at Telegram. He will arrive himself and hope that the Russian side will appear on the conversations. “We can change a lot.”

Trump said that the debate or a cease -the Fire had to apply for in advance. He then said to Senskyj: “At this point we have to end it. Just go to the meeting.” Senskyj then wrote on Platform X: “I personally wait for Putin in Turkey on Thursday.”

Trump only argued if the Ukrainian head of state that agreed, Kiev, the European partners and the United States know what they are and could be accordingly. Senskyj emphasized that from this Monday, as well as important European allies, Ukraine expects a “full and permanent break” to create a necessary basis for diplomacy.

Everything is waiting for Vladimir Putin
Officially, the Kremlin did not comment on Trump’s thinking game about a trip to Turkey. Constantine Kossatschev, the vice -chief of the Federation Council, made it more clear that Russian leadership would rather stop the meeting in Istanbul at a low level. When asked that the Ukrainian president was waiting for Kremlin Chief Vladimir Putin, Kossatschow said this was pure theater.

An unprepared encounter was worse than no meeting, said the well -known Russian foreign politician and referred to the visit of Senskyj at the White House, which ended in a fiasco for Kiev.

The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Strandmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Donald Tusk van Polen, eventually demanded a ceasefire from Russia from this Monday. Otherwise Russia threatened further sanctions. This was clearly rejected by Russia as the ultimatum.

“Such a language of Ultimaten is unacceptable for Russia, it is not possible,” said Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitri Peskow, according to Russian press agencies. He did not say whether Russia is ready for a cease -the fire.