Trump says he will press for a ceasefire on Ukraine at the “Hi Stex” Putin Summit – Putin.

US President Donald Trump He said he would be disappointed if Friday’s session with the Russian President Vladimir Putin It does not lead to an immediate ceasefire in UkrainePlace new quotas for a summit that can determine the course of the war.

Trump made comments as he flies to Alaska to meet Putin, who is expected to keep his long -term goals in Ukraine, including regional gains and the withdrawal of the previous Soviet Republic in the end. Russia Control.

Ukraine and its European and Canadian allies – as well Ukrainian diaspora in Canada and around the world They are pushing to ensure that Trump is not connected with Putin without Kyiv’s involvement.

Trump told correspondents on the Air Force one that he was “not here to negotiate with Ukraine” and that more diplomacy will be necessary, but he made it clear that he is looking for “certain things” – including ending the fighting.

He said, “I want to see a ceasefire quickly.”

“I don’t know if it will happen today, but I will not be happy if it doesn’t happen today … … I just say that I want the killing to stop.”

Russian forces this week Ukrainian violated The front lines in the eastern Donetsk region, one of the four Ukrainian regions said Russia illegally wiped in 2022. Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski on Friday on a telegram that Russian attacks continued overnight with the approach of the Alaska summit.

The Kremlin says that the summit at the joint base Elmendorf-Richardson in Ancorag, Alaska is scheduled to start at 11:30 am local time, at 3:30 pm East time.

Trump said in an interview with Fox News on Thursday that he will hold a joint press conference alongside Putin after the meeting or held his press conference alone, depending on the results of the talks.

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Trump pledged throughout his campaign to re -election last year that he would resolve Russia’s conflict of Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. However, it admitted on Thursday that the war was the “most complex” among other global conflicts that its administration sought to end.

“I think President Trump has recently discovered that Putin is not his friend, and that Putin is already an obstacle,” Bill Taylor, a former American ambassador in Ukraine, told Global News in an interview.

For Putin, Alaska has effectively called on the Western strategy that lasted for years to isolate the Russian leader who was led by former US President Joe Biden.

“It is important” for Putin to reach American territory, where he faces a note of demand for the International Criminal Court for the alleged war crimes in Ukraine – specifically the forced removal of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia.

The United States is not signed on the International Criminal Court, but Dalder noticed that although Trump “may not care” of the charges against Putin, the “world is definitely”.

He said: “This brings Putin isolated not only out of isolation, but in the prevailing direction, in the American main current.” “This is a great privilege.”

Putin said on Thursday that the talks could determine the way for the new nuclear weapons treaty in the long run With the United States, after he mocked the previous deal amid the escalation of US and European sanctions, and with NATO increased its military assistance to Ukraine.

Moscow is also seeking to restore economic relations with the United States, as it fights the local economy under high inflation and focuses on its military industries.

Trump said on Friday that commercial deals with Russia were possible, but “they do not do business until we settled the war.”

The US President promised additional sanctions on Russia and other “severe consequences” if Putin has not established a preparation for peace. The previous deadline for the ceasefire deal that Trump set and went without any action from the United States

The Sanctions package approved by Republicans and Democrats in the US Senate was disrupted until Trump was explicitly adopted, something he has not yet done.

Trump said on Friday that his talks with Putin would include Russian demands that Ukraine is waiving its territory as part of a peace deal. He said that Ukraine had to decide, but he also suggested that Zelinski accept concessions.

“I must let Ukraine make this decision. I think they will make an appropriate decision,” Trump told reporters to journalists with him to Alaska.

Trump had previously said, “It is possible that” the exchange of lands “will be included in any peace deal and that Ukraine will get at least some of its lands occupied by Russia.

Zelinski had repeatedly said that the waiver lands are an unacceptable privilege for Ukraine, whose borders are devoted to its constitution. Change it will require a referendum between the Ukrainian people.

Trump also said that there is a “possibility” for the United States that provides security guarantees in Ukraine alongside European powers, “but not in the form of NATO.”

Putin strongly resisted Ukraine’s accession to the security alliance across the Atlantic, a long -term goal for the Ukrainians who seek to formulate stronger relations with the West.

The meeting comes at a time when the war caused heavy losses on both sides and resources that were drained.

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights mentioned this month The number of civilian victims in Ukraine in July was the highest ever since May 2022.

Prime Minister Mark Carney participated in talks on Wednesday with European leaders and spoke directly with Zelinski on Monday. He said that Canada’s partners are “united to common principles”, especially since the Ukrainians must decide on their future.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anit Anand spoke with her Ukrainian counterpart on Thursday and said that the borders cannot be changed due to violence.

“We will continue to support Ukraine through diplomatic measures, military assistance and economic assistance to hold Russia accountable for its illegal war,” she wrote on social media, adding that the support of Canada “is not shaken.”

Ukrainian Canadian community and humanitarian preachers say they are optimistic that Trump is listening to pressure from Canada and Europe to defend the interests of Ukraine – with a warning that appeasement will not only conclude Putin and Russia.

“I think we will discover that President Trump is there to be an ally of Russia, an ally of Ukraine, or a third option,” said Ihor Michaldchyshyn, CEO and CEO of the Canadian Canadian Conference.

– With the Associated Press and Reuters files