נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ אישר שבכירים אמריקנים ואוקראינים אמורים להיפגש בערב הסעודית השבוע.
סעודיה מסרה שהיא מקבלת בברכה את ההזדמנות לארח את הפגישה.
לדברי טראמפ העבודה לקראת הסכם שלום עם אוקראינה היא עד כה קשה באופן מפתיע. "להגיע לידי הסדר סופי עם רוסיה עשוי להיות קל יותר, שזה מפתיע, כי כל הקלפים בידיים שלהם", אמר טראמפ והוסיף "למען האמת, אני מוצא שקשה יותר לנהל משא ומתן עם אוקראינה".
אתמול פרסם טראמפ פוסט בו כתב שהוא שוקל ברצינות להטיל על רוסיה סנקציות ומכסי מגן עד להשגת הסכם הפסקת אש. ____________________
President Trump confirms that U.S. and Ukrainian officials are set to meet again.
Saudi Arabia says it welcomes the chance to host the meeting.
Here's the latest on the Ukraine war.
As you know, we're meeting in Saudi Arabia sometime next week.
President Trump on Friday confirming that another meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian
officials is planned for next week.
The talks aimed at finding a deal to end the three-year conflict with Russia.
Trump says working towards a peace deal with Ukraine has been surprisingly difficult so
far.
Getting a final settlement, it may be easier dealing with Russia, which is surprising because
they have all the cards.
I'm finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the meeting, saying he'll travel to Saudi
Arabia on Monday.
Today, the most intensive work with President Trump's team at various levels has been ongoing
all day.
Many calls.
The focus is clear.
Peace as soon as possible.
Security as reliably as possible.
By security, Zelensky most likely refers to security guarantees.
Ukraine wants the U.S. to help secure Ukraine after the war ends.
Here's what Trump said about that on Friday.
As far as the question about security later, that's the easy part.
The hard part is getting it settled.
And President Trump says that he might impose new sanctions on Russia.
That's over continuous attacks on Ukraine.
On Friday morning, Trump posted that he's strongly considering large-scale banking sanctions
and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire is reached.
He also told Russia and Ukraine to get to the table and start talks before it's too
late.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besson said previously that the U.S. won't hesitate to impose sanctions
on Russian energy if it helps lead to a ceasefire.