US Secretary of State Mark Rubio today he welcomed from Rome the exchange agreement achieved in Constantinople by Ukraine and Russiaemphasizing “the president’s appeal Donald Trump For immediate ceasefire, “according to his spokesman.

“The United States wants to achieve a sustainable end of the war between Russia and Ukraine,” according to “the strong message of President Trump,” said Tami Bruce, a spokesman for the Foreign Minister, who is in Rome to attend the inaugural operation of Pope Leo.

“The peace plan proposed by the United States determines the best way to make progress,” he said, confirming that a telephone conversation was held earlier today between Rubio and his Russian bond Sergei Lavrov, which had previously announced the Foreign Ministry.

Donald Trump said today he would chat on Monday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about the conflict in Ukraine, before talking to Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski and several NATO member states.

“The issues of the phone call will be: Stop ‘Blood Bath’,” he wrote on the Truth Social platform, the day after the direct Russian -Ukrainian peacekeeping conversations, the first in 2022. Trump clarified that he hoped for “a productive day, not to be a truce.

On Friday in Constantinople, the Ukrainian delegation had mainly asked the Russians “unconditionally” a ceasefire and a meeting between the presidents of their two countries.

It only secured the exchange of 1,000 prisoners on each side, as Russian negotiators confirmed. Today, Army’s Ukrainian Intelligence Services (GUR) Chief Kirilo Budanov said he “hoped” this exchange will take place “next week”.