Trump, Putin and Zelensky: What does each still want with the war in Ukraine?

The conditions that Moscow puts for a possible peace negotiation to insert this strategy. This includes Russia’s refusal to accept the presence of foreign troops in Ukraine to ensure a peace agreement. Ukraine adhesion to NATO is also unacceptable to Moscow.

The return of Ukrainian territories attached and occupied by Russia is also unlikely. In February, Putin even offered to US President Donald Trump, his own agreement to explore raw materials in the occupied territories. Russia would be ready “to work with foreign partners, including Americans in these new regions,” Putin said in an interview.

Moscow still has a great interest in suspending the sanctions imposed on the country through the West after the invasion of Ukraine. The economic boom Russia has experienced due to the war economy is over, and now hangs the threat of recession and inflation.

Ukraine wants to recover territories

Faced with intense American pressure, Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski agreed to make concessions. Until recently, Kiev’s position was “not talking to Putin” and “recapturing all territories occupied by Russia, including Crimea.”

Now, after the oval lounge chat, in which Trump accused Zelenski not to show appreciation for US help and injured with the end of the war, Kiev considers a success the resumption of American military aid and the exchange of intelligence information. In the case of an agreement, there is also the prospect of possible security guarantees.