The Kremlin on Tuesday appeared to reject US President Donald Trump's claim that his Russian counterpart would allow European troops to be deployed to Ukraine as peacekeepers, Reuters reported.
Asked about Trump's comments, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred reporters to an earlier statement by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Moscow would view European troops on the ground in Ukraine as a "direct threat" to Russia's sovereignty.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed to US President Donald Trump that their two countries conclude a free trade agreement (FTA), Interfax Ukraine reported on Tuesday, citing Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative Taras Kachka.
Following his two-hour call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday, US President Donald Trump said that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will start "immediately."
US President Donald Trump said he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, after peace talks in Istanbul failed to secure a temporary ceasefire.
