Private Eye‘s new cover poked fun at the Trump and Putin relationship.
Donald Trump said his call with Vladimir Putin was “a very good and productive one” and the agreement for Russia to end attacks on energy infrastructure came “with an understanding that we will be working quickly to have a complete ceasefire”.
It comes as the headlines coming from Russia seem to think that Moscow believes that the latest telephone conversation between Presidents Putin and Trump went well – certainly for the Kremlin.
“Putin and Trump agreed to work together on Ukraine resolution,” concludes Izvestia.
“Record-long Putin-Trump call,” declares Komsomolskaya Pravda. The paper’s website adds: “As things stand Russia has scored a diplomatic victory here.”
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Readout of President Donald J. Trump’s Call with President Vladimir Putin
Today, President Trump and President Putin spoke about the need for peace and a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Both leaders agreed this conflict needs to end with a lasting peace. They also stressed the need for improved bilateral relations between the United States and Russia.The blood and treasure that both Ukraine and Russia have been spending in this war would be better spent on the needs of their people.
This conflict should never have started and should have been ended long ago with sincere and good faith peace efforts. The leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, full ceasefire and permanent peace. These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East.
The leaders spoke broadly about the Middle East as a region of potential cooperation to prevent future conflicts. They further discussed the need to stop proliferation of strategic weapons and will engage with others to ensure the broadest possible application. The two leaders shared the view that Iran should never be in a position to destroy Israel.
The two leaders agreed that a future with an improved bilateral relationship between the United States and Russia has huge upside. This includes enormous economic deals and geopolitical stability when peace has been achieved.
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