NYT: Trump withdraws? Russia and Ukraine must find a solution, Moscow: Vatican silence on mediation

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2025-05-21 13:02:00 | Bota

NYT: Trump withdraws? Russia and Ukraine must find a solution, Moscow: Vatican

US President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders that Russia and Ukraine would have to find a solution to the war, just days after claiming that only he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had the power to reach a deal, The New York Times reported, citing six officials familiar with the talks.

The American newspaper reports that this was decided after Trump spoke with Zelensky and other leaders following his phone call with Putin on Monday.

The newspaper raises questions about whether the American president is also abandoning the project that America has been pursuing for three years to support Ukraine, a democracy in the east that he himself has often stated has been illegally occupied.

Regarding the US Golden Dome, " consultations with Moscow are necessary to resume contacts, restore strategic stability and revive nuclear talks between the US and Russia," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that the creation of the anti-missile system is a "sovereign" decision of the US.

"If the United States believes that there is a missile threat, then, of course, they develop missile defense systems ," the spokesman said, commenting on Washington's announcement yesterday. Regarding the possibility of mediation by the Vatican in the conflict in Ukraine, Peskov stressed that Russia has not yet received any proposals from the Vatican for possible mediation in the conflict in Ukraine, but "welcomes the readiness and efforts of all those countries that want to contribute to a quick solution." " So far, no decision has been made on the venue for further negotiations," the spokesman added, quoted by the Interfax news agency. (A2 Televizion)

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