Putin: If the victory was not abducted by Trump, the Ukrainian crisis would have been prevented
reported by Mehr News Agency According to Reuters, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Donald Trump, his American counterpart, and said that if there was no interruption in his presidency, the war in Ukraine would not have started.
Putin said: I cannot disagree with him that if he was still the president and if the victory in the 2020 elections was not stolen from him, the 2022 crisis in Ukraine could have been avoided.
The Russian president also said that he and Trump should meet to discuss the war in Ukraine and the price of energy and other issues that are of mutual interest to Moscow and Washington.
However, Putin stressed that there can be no serious talk of peace talks unless the West forces Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to implement his 2022 decree banning talks. cancel it with the president of Russia.
Trump last week threatened Russia with new sanctions if it does not participate in talks to end the war in Ukraine. Nevertheless, Putin called his American counterpart smart and pragmatic and said that he does not expect the American president to make decisions about sanctions that will overshadow the country’s economy.
Putin emphasized: Therefore, based on the current facts, it is better to meet each other and calmly discuss all areas involving the interests of America and Russia. We are ready.
