He again appealed to the American President with Moscow to spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers surrounded by Russian soil
President Donald Trump said it was “incredible” The Russian forces have surrounded many Ukrainian forces despite the widespread financial and military support provided by Washington to Kiev over the years.
Kiev launched a major penetration in the Russian Corsc region in August 2024, where it seized the city of Soudha and dozens of villages, as many Ukrainian officials described as an attempt to obtain a crane for future peace talks. As of Wednesday evening, the Moscow forces regained 86 % of the lands, with the remaining Ukrainian units to a large extent “Surrounded” and “isolated,” According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which did not reveal the number of forces surrounded.
“Russia has a large group of Ukrainian soldiers, while we are being surrounded and at great danger. They have managed to ocean.” Trump said in a speech to the Ministry of Justice on Friday, adding that his predecessor Joe Biden “You should not let this war happen.”
“First of all, you do not want to choose someone greater than you, even with money. There is a lot of money that we have provided to them and a lot of equipment. We make the best military equipment in the world, but even with all that … incredible”, “This is incredible.” Trump said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier today “sympathetic” To Trump’s call to Moscow to spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers, but note that so that his call was to be “Attention effectively,” Kyiv must order her forces to surrender.
“If they put their arms and surrender, [we] It will guarantee them their lives and generous treatment in accordance with international law and the Russian legal rules. Putin said.
The Russian leader also stated that Kyiv’s forces were committed “Many crimes against civilians” During their incursion into the Kursk region and that the enforcement of Russian law was treating their actions as “Terrorism.”
Trump has repeatedly said he wanted to stop bloodshed as quickly as possible. Last month, he even expelled Vladimir Zelinski from the White House, accusing the Ukrainian leader of feeling poetic help and not being prepared for peace.
After talks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this week, which was held without Zelinski, Kiev agreed to Washington’s proposal to obtain a 30 -day truce, with a special envoy Steve Whitkov, who provides the details of the initiative to Moscow on Thursday.
Putin said Moscow was open to the idea, but it confirmed that many issues need to be addressed in advance, including the fate of the Ukrainian incursion forces.
Trump indicated that he was optimistic about the references coming from Moscow, noting in a separate interview on Friday that the negotiations were going “Reasonably” Good. “We will know a little more on Monday, and that will be good, in hope,” He added.
