DONALD Trump said he and Vladimir Putin will decide Ukraine’s fate in a phone call today.
But Volodymyr Zelensky will not be involved in the crunch talks.
It comes amid fears the US President is being easily manipulated by the Russian despot.
Putin — who launched his illegal invasion of Ukraine three years ago — is stalling on a peace deal while his troops grab more ground.
Trump said the pair would discuss “land” and “power plants” during the conversation.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, emphasized on the lack of genuine interest from Russia in achieving peace. She mentioned that Russian President Putin was essentially putting forth demands that represented his ultimate objectives, indicating a lack of sincerity towards peaceful resolutions.
Although Putin has expressed support for the 30-day ceasefire brokered by the United States and accepted by Ukraine, he has also attached a list of conditions to his approval. These conditions essentially encompass all of Russia’s war-related objectives, raising doubts about true intentions for a peaceful resolution.
His forces have continued to seize territory in the east of the country and forced a Ukrainian retreat from Kursk in Russia.
The despot insists Ukraine must never join Nato, must stop receiving arms from the West and become a virtually defenceless neutral nation.
He also wants the removal of president Mr Zelensky.
Confirming Ukrainians’ worst fears of a carve-up, Trump said: “Putin and I will be talking about land and we’ll be talking about power plants.
“We’re already talking about that — dividing up assets.”
