Last thursday Donald Trump had a phone talk with Vladimir Putin discussing Ukraine war issues (as per Washington Posts trusted sources). The ex-president gave a clear-cut message to the russian leader - dont make war bigger and remember US troops in Europe
Trump who wants to return to White House spoke with Volodymyr Zelenskiy just a day before; showing his interest in the conflict. During his election push Trump made a bold statement about fixing everything in 24 hours - though details werent shared
Last summer Putin shared what he wants from Ukraine:
- No NATO plans for Ukraine
- Full army pull-back from 4 regions
- Accept new borders
The kremlin says Putin will talk but wont change these points. Ukrainian side sees this as total give-up and keeps pushing its own win-plan asking western friends for more help - thats what Zelenskiy thinks is right