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Mon Mar 17, 2025, 10:55 PM Mar 17

Trump says Ukraine-Russia peace talks looking at 'dividing up certain assets'

Source: CNN

Trump says Ukraine-Russia peace talks looking at ‘dividing up certain assets’

By Jessie Yeung, CNN
3 minute read
Updated 4:48 PM EDT, Mon March 17, 2025

(CNN) — Negotiators working to end the Russia-Ukraine war have already discussed “dividing up certain assets,” US President Donald Trump said Sunday as he announced he planned to speak to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

Trump’s comments come after he announced last week that Ukraine had accepted a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire, putting the ball in Russia’s court as to whether it would accept his proposal to swiftly end the war.

“We’re doing pretty well, I think, with Russia. We’ll see if we have something to announce maybe by Tuesday, I’ll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday,” he told reporters on board Air Force One during a flight back to the White House after his weekend at Mar-a-Lago.

“A lot of work’s been done over the weekend, we want to see if we can bring that war to an end,” he said. “Maybe we can, maybe we can’t, but I think we have a very good chance.”

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/17/politics/trump-putin-meeting-ukraine-intl-hnk/index.html

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