Trump becomes impatient with Russia, says Finnish President

US President Donald Trump becomes more impatient with Russia when he tries to negotiate a ceasefire in the war against Ukraine, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on May 18 at a press conference.

Stubb's statements come after he has had discussions Trump card on May 17th and a separate conversation with the president Volodymyr Zelensky on May 18.

“If you put it together, you could say that Zelensky is patient and President Trump is impatient, but in the right direction that is towards Russia” told Reporter on the edge of the Lennart Meri Defense Conference in Tallinn, Estonia.

The progress in the direction of a ceasefire has “slowly but surely” moved in a better direction UkraineSaid Stubb.

The Finnish leader's comments come a day before Trump is supposed to stop one Call With Russian president Vladimir Putin On May 19. After talking to Putin, Trump, with Zelensky and “different members of NATO”, plans to speak.

Trump said he hoped that the talks will lead armistice Agreement.

The planned calls follow failed peace talks in IstanbulWhat Putin has proposed as an alternative to the acceptance of Ukraine and the demand for Europe unconditional 30-day ceasefire. Zelensky agreed to meet Putin in Turkey, but Putin sent one instead delegation From helpers under the lower level to represent Russia.

The talks, which have been the first direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia since the early days of the full invasion in 2022, did not lead to an armistice. Moscow repeated his Maximum requirementsincluding comprehensive territorial concessions and neutral status for Ukraine, while Saving insults in the Ukrainian leadership.

The countries agreed to one 1,000 against 1,000 prisoner exchangeWhich Military Secret Service of Ukraine says could take place next week. The swap will mark the greatest such exchange throughout the war.

Stubb said that the exchange of the prisoners was a positive sign and that he asked Trump to hold a summit with Zelensky and Putin. He had no details about the upcoming call between Putin and Trump.

“After (the call) we will be a degree of smarter. We'll go a bit every day,” he said.

European leaders want to show Trump that the position of Ukraine is relatively strong and Russia Has serious weaknesses, said Stubb.

“So there was a lot of talk about the fact that Ukraine is losing a lot. The answer is that this is not the case,” he said.

“Russia has been trying to penetrate Ukraine for three years. This year they have followed less than one percentage point of the Ukrainian country.”

Russia Business Is also weaker than it seems, he said.

Trump has threatened several times to impose new ones Sanctions Against Russia, if it does not agree to an armistice, but despite the continuing stables of the Kremlin, none of these threats have yet enforced. Instead, the Trump government has consistently exerted pressure on Ukraine to make concessions a peace agreement.

For the first time, Ukraine approved a US proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire on March 11th. Russia continues to reject.

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