19/2/2025–|Last update: 02/19/202505:13 am (Mecca time)
US President Donald Trump said he could meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, before the end of this month, noting that the talks that took place on Tuesday between the delegations of the two countries of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, were ” Very good “”.
In his declarations of his private station, “maralago” in the state of Florida on Tuesday, Trump renewed his efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, warning that this conflict could lead to a third world war .
In the Saudi capital, meetings between American officials and the Russians began to discuss the end of the war in Ukraine and to discuss bilateral issues, including the reform of relations between the two countries and the reduction of economic sanctions.
Trump said he had become more confident to reach an agreement to end the war after Riyadh talks.
A week ago, the American president made a telephone call to his Russian counterpart and said that he agreed with him about the desire to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Trump Critique Zelinski
In his comments on Tuesday, Trump criticized the Ukrainian president Voludumir Zellinski, the holder responsible for the continuation of the war.
The American president said Zellinski was “absolutely incompetent, and he exports ridiculous statements”, adding that “his management has allowed war”.
Trump also criticized the relations of the previous American administration with the war in Ukraine, and said that his predecessor Joe Biden was “bad and pity his behavior on this issue.
On the other hand, the spokesperson for the White House, Caroline Levit, said that Europeans should not feel excluded after the Russian-American talks in Saudi Arabia.
She added that the solution to the Ukrainian crisis requires speaking with both parties to the conflict, highlighting the need to adopt all parties to the efforts of the US administration.