Washington: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has a strategy to urge Russia and Ukraine to sit down to the negotiating table to end the Ukrainian conflict, member of the US House Committee on Armed Services Michael Waltz told RIA Novosti on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
“He’s made it clear that he will tell the Ukrainian government they need to come to the table or that’s it. So i think he has an overall strategy in mind to get both sides to the table in a reasonable way to diplomatic talks to bring this to a resolution,” Waltz said when asked about Trump’s ability to help end the Ukraine conflict.
The Kyiv Independent, citing a source close to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reported Wednesday that the Ukrainian authorities want to prepare the ground this fall for potential peace talks with Russia.
Russia has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine since February 24, 2022.
President Vladimir Putin has said the operation aims to “protect people subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.” According to the president, the ultimate goal of the operation is to liberate Donbas and create conditions that guarantee Russia’s security.
