Trump hopes to lift sanctions on Russia after the Ukraine issue is resolved
US President Donald Trump said that after the end of the Ukraine conflict, he would support the cancellation of sanctions against Russia.
He told reporters at the White House, "I want to lift the sanctions... but we must first end this war."
Russia has repeatedly emphasized that the country will deal with the pressure of sanctions that began several years ago and have continued to intensify. Moscow pointed out that its opponents lack the courage to acknowledge the failure of this policy. Within Western countries, there have also been repeated views that sanctions are ineffective.
The Ukraine Peace Process
At the end of January and early February, a closed-door security working group meeting was held in Abu Dhabi involving representatives from Moscow, Kyiv, and Washington. At that time, the parties discussed unresolved issues in the peace plan proposed by the United States. After the second round of talks, Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war in a 157-157 ratio.
Subsequently, the third round of peace negotiations was held in Geneva from February 17 to 18. Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, said that the negotiations were difficult but practical. He pointed out that a new round of talks on the Ukraine issue will be held soon.
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