'There will be some swapping of territories': Trump on Russia-Ukraine peace deal
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Sat, 09 Aug 2025 11:16:00 +0300

Clash Report writes.At a White House briefing, Donald Trump stated that some exchange of territories should be expected in the peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia."Some back, some switched. There will be some swapping of territories," he said.In addition, the U.S. president noted that he will meet with Vladimir Putin very soon. According to him, the Russian dictator also wants to meet as soon as possible. He also commented that he does not consider this upcoming meeting with the Russian leader to be a “last chance.”“We are going to have a meeting with Russia, we will start off with Russia. I think the location will be a very popular one. I don't want to announce it now, will announce later today,” Trump informed.In response to a journalist’s question about whether people will see him, Zelenskyy, and Putin together in a few weeks, Trump said there is a chance. He also stated that the Ukrainian president “is going to get ready to sign something.”BackgroundOn Wednesday, August 6, U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Moscow, where he met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.Presidents of Ukraine and the U.S., Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, held a phone call with participation of European leaders.President Donald Trump could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week, a White House official said on Wednesday.On August 7, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.The U.S. President will sit down for talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, but only if Putin first agrees to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.According to Axios, which was later confirmed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Special Representative Steve Witkoff will hold a video conference. Senior officials from Ukraine, France, Germany, the UK, Finland, and Italy will join the conference. During the conversation, Witkoff will talk about his meeting with Vladimir Putin on August 6 and discuss further steps.Later, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the conversation had taken place and that they had agreed to continue it the following day.U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a prerequisite for negotiations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.The Trump administration is working to set up talks between President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.On August 7, it became known that Russia and the U.S. had agreed on a meeting between their leaders — Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Later, the dictator said that the UAE was a likely venue for talks with the U.S. leader.On August 8, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. President Donald Trump may be willing to accept Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s terms to formally recognize Russian control over parts of occupied Ukrainian territories.
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