Trump expresses some doubts about one meeting on one between Putin, Zellinski

President Trump, in an interview with the connected Daily newspaper, a conservative American news site, which was published on Saturday, said he believed that the tripartite talks that include Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Voludmir Zelinski It will continue to happen.

after His separate meetings with Putin And Zelenskyy this month, Mr. Trump said he was arranging face -to -face talks between Russian and Ukrainian leaders and then he might meet with the two if necessary. But in the daily caller interview, Trump expressed less confidence that he would be able to arrange these bilateral conversations between Zelinski and Putin.

“We faced it. I have seen it, we had a good relationship over the years, very good, in fact,” Mr. Trump He said Putin. “That’s why I really thought we’ll do it. I liked to do it.”

Mr. Trump added, “It will happen.

For his part, Zelinski expressed his frustration on what he called Russia’s lack of constructive participation. Russia has accused the withdrawal of negotiations, including by postponing the summit of Russia Ukraine on the pretext that the basis for a possible settlement of peace should be crushed first by the lower officials before the leaders met.

This logic, Zelinski told reporters, “artificially … because they want to show the United States that it is constructive, but it is not constructive.”

“In my opinion, the leaders must urgently participate to reach the agreements,” Zelinski added.

Ukraine accepted an American shooting suggestion and a meeting between Putin and Zelinski, but Moscow sparked objections. Mr. Trump said last week that he would know within two weeks whether Russia was serious about entering the negotiations.

Ukraine’s allies accused Putin of withdrawing his feet in peace efforts and avoiding serious negotiations while Russian forces move deeper into the country.

The head of the Russian General Staff said on Saturday that the Moscow forces launched a “non -stop” attack along the front line, which is approximately 620 miles in Ukraine, and has a “strategic initiative.” Valerie Gerasimov’s speech was published by his deputies by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Since March, Moscow has acquired more than 1351 square miles of Ukrainian lands, and has seized 149 settlements. It was not immediately possible to check the situation in the battlefield.

A Ukrainian military official said on Wednesday that this month, Russian forces stormed the Dnipropterrovsk region in southeastern Ukraine on Wednesday, and pressed the eighth Ukrainian province in a possible attempt to enhance the Kremlin’s negotiating hand. Girassevov said on Saturday that Moscow forces have so far taken seven settlements in Dniproptrovsk.

Officials said on Saturday that Russia launched a major air attack on southern Ukraine. Two days after a rare air raid In central Kyiv, 23 people were killed and were damaged by the European Union diplomatic offices.

Among other sites, the attack on Saturday struck a five -storey residential building, killing at least 28 people, including children, in the Zaburisia area.

Russia launched 537 drones and individuals, as well as 45 missiles, according to the Air Force in Ukraine. She said that the Ukrainian forces shot down 510 drones and the most famous 38 missiles.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was interested in the ongoing peace talks, despite the air attack on Kiev, who was one of the largest and bloodiest since Moscow’s wide invasion in 2022.

And the following Another attack overnight On August 21, when Russia targeted Ukraine with 574 drones and 40 missiles, Zelinski criticized Moscow for launching the strike “as if nothing had changed at all. As if there were no efforts by the world to stop this war,” Russia with 574 drones and 40 missiles.

“Until now, there was no indication from Moscow that they would really participate in targeted negotiations and end this war. Pressure is needed. Strong sanctions, strong tariff,” books On social media at that time.