Putin assures Trump that Moscow doesn't have aggressive plans toward Europe, Kremlin says
- Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call that Moscow does not harbor aggressive intentions toward Europe, according to a senior Kremlin official.
- The call came after European officials blamed Moscow for sabotage campaigns on their soil.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. envoys visiting Kyiv presented constructive ideas for ending the 4.5-year war, and he hopes to meet Trump within two weeks.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia remains determined to accomplish its military goals and believes it is close to winning.
- Ukrainian and Western observers assess that Moscow has been unable to make significant progress on the front line.
- U.S. Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby warned that the war could drag on for years as Russia reconstitutes its forces and defense industry.
Russian President Vladimir Putin assured U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call that Moscow does not harbor aggressive intentions toward Europe, according to a senior Kremlin official. The statement came in response to recent accusations from European officials who blamed Moscow for conducting sabotage campaigns on European soil.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that U.S. envoys who visited Kyiv presented what he described as constructive ideas for ending Russia's 4.5-year war with Ukraine. Zelenskyy expressed hope for a meeting with Trump within two weeks to discuss potential paths toward resolution.
However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated that Russia remains determined to achieve its military objectives and believes it is positioned close to victory. Ukrainian and Western observers dispute this assessment, stating that Moscow has been unable to achieve significant progress on the front lines. U.S. Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby cautioned that the conflict could persist for years as Russia continues rebuilding its military forces and defense production capacity.
克里姆林宫称普京向特朗普保证莫斯科对欧洲没有侵略意图
俄罗斯总统普京在与美国总统特朗普的通话中向其保证,莫斯科对欧洲不存在侵略意图,克里姆林宫高级官员披露了这一信息。这一声明是在欧洲官员指责莫斯科在欧洲领土上进行破坏活动之后发出的。
乌克兰总统泽连斯基报告称,访问基辅的美国特使提出了他称之为结束俄乌已进行4年半战争的建设性想法。泽连斯基表示希望在两周内与特朗普举行会晤,讨论可能的解决途径。
然而,克里姆林宫发言人佩斯科夫重申,俄罗斯仍决心实现其军事目标,并认为自己已接近胜利。乌克兰和西方观察人士对这一评估提出异议,称莫斯科未能在前线取得重大进展。美国国防部副部长科尔比警告称,随着俄罗斯继续重建军事力量和防御生产能力,这场冲突可能持续多年。