US President Donald Trump believes Russian ruler Vladimir Putin might be open to peace talks in exchange for territory.

Source: Bloomberg with reference to its sources

Quote: “The US president informed allies that he was considering a summit during a phone call earlier Wednesday that also included Zelenskyy. Trump was positive about the possibility of a ceasefire, according to several people with knowledge of the call.”

Details: The sources noted that Trump “also suggested that Putin would be open to entering into peace talks in exchange for discussing land swaps”.

Background:

On Wednesday 6 August, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff held a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin which lasted about three hours.Trump said that Witkoff’s meeting with Putin was “productive”. He also announced his intention to meet with Putin next week, followed by a trilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Trump said he believed there was a good chance of a meeting with Putin in the near future.The Kremlin stated that during the meeting between Putin and Witkoff, there was an exchange of “certain signals” regarding the Russo-Ukrainian war.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on his way back from visiting brigades in Sumy Oblast, had a call with US President Donald Trump and European leaders regarding Witkoff’s visit to Moscow.On 7 August, Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov said that Russia and the United States had agreed to hold a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin in the coming days.

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