20 minutes agoOfficial Kremlin shows what Trump Putin will talk about
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Kremlin said Monday that the Crime Peninsula, which Russia strongly annexed from Ukraine in 2014, is part of Russia and is not on the agenda at President Putin's meeting with President Trump, to be held this month in Helsinki. President Putin is open to compromise [...]
President Putin is open to compromise with President Trump on all other issues, Kremlin spokesman Dimtri Peskov said Monday at a press conference.
On Saturday, President Trump did not rule out the possibility of accepting the prosecution of Crime. Asked by reporters whether, as reportedly, he was considering it as an opportunity to give up Washington's opposition to annexing the Crime, President Trump responded by saying “needs to be seen”.
Agreeing that the Crime will never be returned to Ukraine would constitute a major concession for Russia, which is under sanctions due to taking this territory by force.
Yesterday in an interview with the CBS network, National Security Adviser John Bolton said Washington's stance has not changed, though, further questioned on the issue, added that the president is the one who determines policies. On 11 July, President Trump meets with NATO leaders in Brussels, and on 16 July he will meet with President Putin in Helsinki. / VoA
