Mark Rutte visited Kyiv and met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy while urging measures to ensure Russia respects any future ceasefire agreement. Rutte said he wants to make sure Russia never takes a single 'square kilometer' of Ukrainian territory again. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the agenda for a potential summit between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy is "not ready at all," undermining hopes for an imminent meeting. Donald Trump said he will decide on his next course of action in two weeks. Vladimir Putin said there is "light at the end of the tunnel" after his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska, while noting relations also depend on other Western nations and NATO.
NATO chief Mark Rutte said measures would need to be put in place to ensure Russia respects any future ceasefire agreement. He made the comments during a visit to Kyiv, where he met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Meanwhile, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the agenda for a potential summit between Vladimir Putin and Zelenksyy is "not ready at all," dashing faint hopes for an imminent meeting between the two leaders.
"With the arrival of President Trump, I think that a light at the end of the tunnel has finally loomed. And now we had a very good, meaningful and frank meeting in Alaska," he said. "The next steps now depend on the leadership of the United States, but I am confident that the leadership qualities of the current president, President Trump, are a good guarantee that relations will be restored."
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