US President Donald Trump outlines plans to restart Russia-Ukraine peace talks

US President Donald Trump discussed his administrations approach to international diplomacy his record on global conflicts and upcoming meetings with world leaders highlighting efforts to restart negotiations with Moscow On his record with international wars Trump said We have now done resolved 8 wars and we will make this number 9 His remarks framed his broader approach to global peace initiativesTurning to diplomatic engagements he noted In two weeks or so Marco Rubio will be meeting with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov It was a very productive phone call with Russian President Putin I will be meeting with him and we will make a determination Trump also outlined plans with Ukraine saying Tomorrow I will be meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and tell him about the call The two of them have a terrible relationship He made the remarks while speaking from the Oval OfficeEarlier on Thursday Trump confirmed a productive telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin In a post on Truth Social he wrote I have just concluded my telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin of Russia and it was a very productive one He added President Putin congratulated me and the United States on the Great Accomplishment of Peace in the Middle East something that he said has been dreamed of for centuries Trump expressed optimism noting I actually believe that the Success in the Middle East will help in our negotiation in attaining an end to the War with RussiaUkraineHighlighting personal diplomacy Trump noted Putins appreciation for First Lady Melania Trumps work with children President Putin thanked the First Lady Melania for her involvement with children He was very appreciative and said that this will continue he wrote Trade between the US and Russia was also discussed during the call We also spent a great deal of time talking about Trade between Russia and the United States when the War with Ukraine is over Trump said indicating postconflict economic planningOutlining next steps Trump wrote At the conclusion of the call we agreed that there will be a meeting of our High Level Advisors next week The United States initial meetings will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio together with various other people to be designated A meeting location is to be determined Trump also mentioned plans for a direct meeting with Putin saying President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location Budapest Hungary to see if we can bring this inglorious War between Russia and Ukraine to an endThe US President confirmed that he would meet Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to discuss the call and other matters President Zelenskyy and I will be meeting tomorrow in the Oval Office where we will discuss my conversation with President Putin and much more I believe great progress was made with todays telephone conversation Trump wrote The call comes ahead of Trumps scheduled meeting with Zelenskyy at the White House highlighting US efforts to revive stalled negotiations with MoscowOver the weekend Trump told Zelenskyy that he might give Russia an ultimatum engage seriously in peace talks or the US could provide Ukraine with longrange Tomahawk missiles to strengthen its offensive against Russia Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One he said I might have to speak to Russia to be honest with you about Tomahawks Do they want to have Tomahawks going in their direction I dont think so I think I might speak to Russia about that in all fairness I told that to President Zelenskyy because Tomahawks are a new step of aggressionAs part of a strategic shift to revive negotiations after the Alaska summit between Trump and Putin failed to produce a peace agreement the US has increased intelligence sharing with Ukraine including targeting information deeper inside Russian territory CNN reported Zelenskyy is expected to press Trump for additional longrange weapons capable of striking targets inside Russia when he meets the US President at the White House on Friday Trump has indicated openness to the idea in recent days reflecting a shift in his approach to the war since the Alaska summit CNN notedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever