Trump is “disappointed” with Putin and gives him two weeks to show if he wants peace

Washington.- The President of the United States, Donald Trump, emphasized this Wednesday that he is “very disappointed” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the continuous attacks on Ukraine and set a deadline of two weeks to determine if the head of the Kremlin has a true intention of reaching peace.

“In about two weeks we will know if it is going with the flow or not, and if it is, we will respond in a slightly different way,” the president emphasized, who refused to specify the measures with which he would punish Russia.

“What I can say is that I am very disappointed by what happened a couple of nights ago, when people died in the middle of what we would call a negotiation. I am very disappointed. Very, very disappointed,” explained the president.

Last May 19th, Putin proposed to Trump in a phone call to work with Ukraine on a roadmap for the future signing of a peace treaty and a list of conditions to declare a ceasefire.

The Republican has expressed in recent days his frustration with Russia’s recent attacks on Ukrainian cities and on Tuesday warned that Putin is “playing with fire”.

The chief Russian negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, assured this Wednesday that he is ready to open negotiations with Ukraine on the content of the conflict settlement memorandum and the conditions for a ceasefire. Kyiv, for its part, has already delivered its part.

Trump indicated this Wednesday that he is willing to sit down with both leaders to unblock the situation.

“I will do it if necessary. I wish it had been done a couple of months ago, but right now we are working with Putin and we will see where we are. I think we are doing well, but we will see. I don’t like what is happening. I don’t like that rockets are being launched against cities. We are not going to allow it,” he emphasized.

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Russia and Ukraine held their first direct talks in three years in Istanbul on May 16, in which they agreed on a prisoner exchange, 1,000 for each side.

Despite the successful implementation of that agreement, in recent days the Russian army has intensified its attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, which has led to a Ukrainian response with drones and redoubled calls from Zelensky and European leaders to increase sanctions against Moscow.