According to Tasnim International News Agency, Reuters has revealed that during his Friday talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, US President Donald Trump raised the idea of providing security guarantees not only to Kiev, but also to Russia.
Sources of this news agency said: “During this meeting, Trump talked about security guarantees for both sides of the conflict, which confused the Ukrainian delegation.” According to these sources, the Ukrainian authorities described the US president’s statements as “disheartening”.
According to this information, Donald Trump also announced that during the meeting with representatives of Ukraine, there was no discussion about handing over areas of Ukrainian territory to Russia in the framework of a possible resolution of the conflict. The report states: “In Trump’s opinion, the Donbas region should remain divided along the current line of contact.”
According to another source, Trump made the proposal after Zelensky stressed that Ukraine would not voluntarily cede any part of its territory to the Russian side. According to Reuters sources, Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy, was one of the people who asked Kiev to agree on a “territorial exchange” with Moscow.
In this report, it is also mentioned that the US president warned that Ukraine will face “freezing and destruction” if a peace agreement with Russia is not reached.
Trump and Zelensky met in Washington on Friday. According to “CNN” network, Trump stated in this meeting that Ukraine will not receive long-range missiles. The US president expressed hope that the conflict in Ukraine will end without the need to transfer Tomahawk missiles.
Also, some informed sources mentioned that these tense negotiations were not so easy for Zelensky and the US president had adopted strict positions that were far from the expectations of the Ukrainian delegation. It has also been mentioned that Trump has repeatedly referred to the points that were raised between the two sides in his phone call with Vladimir Putin a day before, thus pointing out the positions of the Russian side.
In the following, you can follow the developments related to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-fourth (1334) day of the Ukrainian war:
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Vance: Trump has not yet made a decision about sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine
US Vice President JD Vance announced that Donald Trump has not yet made his final decision on the possibility of sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. “Reuters” news agency quoted Vance as saying: “Trump has not yet decided whether to provide the Tomahawk missile to Kiev or not.”
The US vice president also emphasized that the Trump administration intends to continue its long-term efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, even if the process takes months.
Zelensky announced his readiness to negotiate with Russia in any form
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that he is ready to start peace talks, but suggested that these talks be based on the current line of contact of forces on the battle front. He said in an interview with the NBC television channel: “We must end this conflict and the beginning of the peace process must be from where the military is located. From the current contact line in the battle front.
He also emphasized that he is ready for dialogue “in any form”. Zelensky also mentioned that during the meeting with Donald Trump, he raised the issue of his participation in the negotiations with the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest. According to him, in order to achieve a long-term solution, the participation of both parties is necessary.
Trump called Zelensky to accept Russia’s terms for peace
The “Financial Times” newspaper, citing its news sources, reported that US President Donald Trump believes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should agree to a peace agreement with Russia based on the conditions proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This report states: “During a tense meeting on Friday at the White House, Trump asked Zelensky to accept Russia’s terms to resolve the conflict.”
According to the information of this newspaper, Trump emphasized in this meeting that Ukraine is losing in the military conflict with Russia and asked Zelensky to immediately reach a peace agreement and warned that otherwise the situation could become disastrous for him.
According to “Financial Times” sources, during the conversation, the American president categorically refused to approve the sale of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kiev. At one point in the conversation, Trump angrily tossed aside a map of the battlefield presented by the Ukrainian delegation, they said.
Trump predicted that Ukraine will lose part of its territories
US President Donald Trump predicted on Sunday in an interview with the “Fox News” TV channel that Ukraine will face the loss of a huge part of its territory after the end of the military conflict with Russia. He said: “Russia will definitely have areas under its control, they have fought there.”
The US president also emphasized that he cannot allow “all the weapons” of the United States to be provided to Kiev, as this would endanger the country’s security. He specifically mentioned the Tomahawk missile and added that the transfer of these missiles is still under investigation.
Trump reminded that Washington cannot provide all its weapons to Ukraine. He confirmed that he had discussed the transfer of long-range weapons with Putin. The American president emphasized that despite the readiness to help Kiev, the United States has no right to give up its vital weapons. He added: “This is a hard and dangerous weapon. But remember one thing: we need it too. We cannot give all our weapons to Ukraine. “We really can’t do that.”
Trump is confident in his ability to resolve the conflict in Ukraine
In another part of this interview, Donald Trump expressed confidence that he can resolve the military conflict in Ukraine. “Right now we’re dealing with military action, but there’s tremendous potential for a trade relationship, and I hope we succeed,” the president said.
According to him, since he was able to establish peace in the Middle East, a similar success in relations with Russia is also possible. Trump emphasized that he has always had a good personal relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, although that relationship has been strained by the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, which later turned out not to have happened.
The American president described this investigation as “shameful” and said that this issue has complicated the dialogue between the two countries in the field of trade and other areas of cooperation. However, he expressed hope that everything will go well.
Szijjártó: Hungary will make every effort for the success of the meeting between Putin and Trump
Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Economic Relations, Peter Szijjártó, announced that the country will do its best to make the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump a success. He said: “Hungary will do everything in its power to successfully hold the Budapest summit and will do everything possible to help establish peace in Ukraine.”
He explained that the date and organizational details of the future negotiations between Russia and the United States in the Hungarian capital will be determined after the consultations between the Russian and American foreign ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio, which will be held in the coming days. Szijjártó added that while the European Union is arming and financing Ukraine using the money of European nations, Hungary is organizing the peace meeting.
Creating a new driving force to resolve the Ukraine crisis
Grigory Karasin, head of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian Federation Council (Senate), believes that Moscow is trying to create a serious driving force for the resolution of the Ukraine issue in the talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Budapest.
The Russian senator said: “Naturally, we will try to make this meeting a serious driving force for solving the crisis in Ukraine.” Accordingly, this meeting will help improve our engagement with the United States on international issues and hopefully bilateral relations as well. For this purpose, the entire mechanism of the Russian government under the leadership of Vladimir Putin has been used.”
Karasin emphasized that Russia wants to make progress on the issue of the Ukrainian settlement, but it faces a lack of understanding and obstruction from European leaders.
Examining the 19th package of anti-Russian sanctions at the EU foreign ministers’ meeting
The EU foreign ministers will hold a meeting in Luxembourg on October 20 to discuss the details of the 19th package of anti-Russian sanctions.
According to the information published on the official website of the Council of Europe, the current situation in Ukraine will also be discussed in this meeting. The agenda of the meeting states: “The council will exchange views on Ukraine and the details of the 19th package of sanctions against Russia will also be reviewed.”
In addition, European diplomats will also examine the situation in the Middle East and the relations of the European Union with the countries of the Indo-Pacific region.
It is also reported that Austria will support the 19th EU sanctions package against Russia in this meeting.
The Sukhoi-34 fighter “the biggest nightmare” has been introduced for the Ukrainian military
The American publication “Military Watch Magazine” has described the Russian Sukhoi-34 fighter-bomber as the “biggest nightmare” of the Ukrainian forces in the military conflict zone.
According to this publication, the armed forces of Ukraine are very afraid of the destructive power of this Russian fighter. This report states: “One of the soldiers compared the attacks of this fighter to the gates of hell and emphasized that the Sukhoi-34 roared as if it was landing directly on people’s heads.”
This American media noted that the Sukhoi-34 is an upgraded version of the Sukhoi-27 and has the longest flight range and ability to carry military weapons among fighters of its class. It is also mentioned that only one ammunition fired from Sukhoi-34 is capable of destroying a fortified bunker.
According to analysts, the wear and tear of Ukraine’s air defense system has allowed the Russian Air Force to use the Sukhoi-34 for more active front-line air support.
The Russian diplomat reported the theft of 500,000 weapons in Ukraine
Rodion Miroshnik, the special representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced that since 2022, about 500,000 different weapons have disappeared in Ukraine due to theft. He wrote on his Telegram channel: “In Ukraine, half a million weapons have been distributed in corners and hiding places. And this is without the involvement of government officials. These are the weapons that were captured and sold inside the country by the military forces.
This Russian diplomat mentioned the presented statistics based on the recent report of the National Police of Ukraine. The report states that 58 percent of the stolen weapons were manufactured in Western countries. Among these stolen weapons were 150,000 automatic rifles, 29,000 machine guns, and 19,000 grenade launchers.
Emphasizing the necessity of dialogue between Lukashenko and Zelensky
Ivan Tertil, head of the Belarusian State Security Committee (KGB), announced on Sunday in an interview with the country’s First TV channel that the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine is possible only through compromise and peaceful negotiations, and in this context, many issues depend on the Ukrainian side.
He recalled that Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, had spoken some time ago about his desire to talk with Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine. In response to the question whether there is an attempt to organize talks between the presidents, Tertil said: “Yes. In this context, our position is that it is necessary to hold such a meeting and an agreement must be reached in this very difficult situation.
He emphasized that many things will depend on the Ukrainian side in this matter and added: “President Lukashenko is doing his best to stabilize the situation in the region and we have found a balance between the interests of the parties in this very complicated situation and with the trend of increasing tension.”
The head of the State Security Committee of Belarus said that it is possible to resolve this situation only through peaceful negotiations and finding compromise solutions. He also informed that there are contacts with representatives of the American government and said that the dialogue between the Republic of Belarus and the United States continues. Tertil emphasized: “This issue corresponds to the strategic interests of the Republic of Belarus as well as the American side, that’s why negotiations are ongoing and positive trends are observed.”
In Belarus, Europe was seen as a threat to Europe itself
Alexander Volfovich, the secretary of the Security Council of Belarus, believes that neither Belarus nor Russia are a threat to European countries, but these countries create a danger for themselves.
Pointing out that European countries are implementing a policy of extensive militarization, Wolfovich added: “All the money is wasted on defense needs instead of social and economic projects. 5% of the GDP and 3.5% of it is directly allocated for military expenses, i.e. the purchase of new models of weapons and military equipment. While there is no threat.”
He pointed to the fact that along the western borders of Belarus, reconnaissance planes of European countries constantly fly, while there is no threat from Minsk and Moscow. In mid-October, Wolfovich expressed similar concerns about NATO’s actions near the borders of Belarus and emphasized that this country will always be ready to defend its people and land in any case.
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