Late on the evening of March 18 (Vietnam time), US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a phone call in an effort to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and his US counterpart Donald Trump have had a 'certain understanding' of each other's positions on the Ukraine conflict and many other issues after two phone calls since February. (Source: Getty Images) |
The US hopes to persuade Russia to accept a ceasefire in the conflict in Ukraine and move towards a permanent end to the more than three-year crisis.
The phone call lasted a record-breaking two hours, starting at 9 p.m. on March 18, Vietnam time. In a post on the X platform, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino wrote: "The call went well."
After the phone call, Reuters news agency quoted the Kremlin's announcement as saying that the two sides had a sincere and detailed exchange of opinions on the situation in the conflict-ridden Eastern European country, in which President Putin agreed with his counterpart Trump's proposal that Russia and Ukraine temporarily stop attacking each other's energy infrastructure for 30 days.
"President Vladimir Putin responded positively to this initiative and immediately assigned the Russian military to the corresponding command," the Kremlin said.
The Russian leader also affirmed the principle of supporting a peaceful solution, and said that on March 19, Moscow and Kiev will exchange wounded soldiers according to the principle of 175 for 175. Russia will also willingly return 23 seriously wounded soldiers to Ukraine.
Regarding the proposal for a comprehensive 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine agreed to last week, Mr Putin reiterated concerns raised “ regarding ensuring effective control of a possible ceasefire along the entire front line, ending forced mobilization and rearmament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”.
Moscow pointed out the serious risks associated with Kiev's refusal to negotiate, as well as Ukraine's actions to sabotage the negotiations and violate previous agreements, and said that an important condition for resolving the conflict by diplomatic means is "a complete cessation of foreign military aid and intelligence provision to the Eastern European country."
According to the Kremlin statement, the two presidents had a "detailed and frank exchange of views" on Ukraine, during which Mr Putin said that the solution to the conflict must be "comprehensive, sustainable and long-term", taking into account Russia's security interests and the root causes of the war.
Regarding Mr. Trump's call to ensure the safety of the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region if they lay down their weapons and surrender, the Kremlin stated: "President Putin affirmed that Moscow is ready to act based on humanitarian considerations and in case of surrender, to ensure the lives and proper treatment of Ukrainian soldiers in accordance with Russian law and the norms of international law."
The call came as Ukraine agreed to a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire in Europe's biggest conflict since World War II, in which hundreds of thousands have been killed or wounded, millions displaced and towns reduced to rubble.
Last week, President Putin said he supported Washington's proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in principle, but Russian forces would continue fighting until certain key conditions were met.
Source: https://baoquocte.vn/dien-dam-nga-my-tong-thong-putin-dong-y-tam-ngung-ban-30-ngay-o-cac-co-so-nang-luong-ra-dieu-kien-giai-quyet-xung-dot-ukraine-308066.html
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