Media: Trump said there was no discussion with Ukraine on the final status of the Donbas region
RIA Novosti, Washington, October 20 - According to Reuters, US President Donald Trump said he did not discuss with Ukraine the issue of transferring the Donbas region to Russia.
The report stated: "Trump said he did not discuss with Ukraine the issue of transferring the Donbas region to Russia."
The Ukrainian and Russian sides have held three rounds of direct talks in Istanbul, achieving results in the exchange of prisoners of war. In addition, Russia also handed over the remains of Ukrainian soldiers to Kyiv. The two sides also exchanged draft memorandums on resolving the conflict.
On October 16, Trump had his eighth, and longest, call with Putin since the beginning of his second presidential term, lasting two and a half hours. According to Yuri Ushakov, a Russian presidential aide, the two leaders discussed the possibility of a new summit in Budapest as well as cooperation between the two countries.
The two leaders particularly emphasized the issue of the Ukraine crisis. Putin reiterated Russia's commitment to resolving the issue through diplomatic means and provided a detailed assessment of the current situation.
The call also touched upon the possibility of providing "Tomahawk" missiles to Ukraine. Putin pointed out in the call that such weapons would not change the battlefield situation, but would cause serious damage to Russian-American relations.
Trump repeatedly emphasized the need to quickly achieve peace in Ukraine, and said that the end of the conflict would bring great opportunities for economic cooperation between Russia and the United States.
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