
US President Donald Trump said that Russia should stop destabilizing Ukraine. “We urge Russia to stop destabilizing actions in Ukraine and everywhere, as well as support for hostile regimes,” CNN quoted the words of the American president at a press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
Meanwhile, the press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov said that Trump’s position on the destabilizing role of Russia was not shared in the Kremlin. “We do not agree with this approach,” Peskov said.
Trump also said that he was allowing Russia's intervention in the American presidential election, but, according to him, other countries could do this. “I think that this could be Russia. But I also believe that it could be other countries. I will not clarify. But I think that many intervened,” the president said.
The ladder said that the United States is ready to fulfill its military obligations within the framework of NATO, but expect more from European participants in the alliance. “Those who will criticize our tough position, I would like to remind you that the United States demonstrated not only with words, but also by the actions that they are firmly adhering to the implementation of Article 5 (the article of the NATO Charter, according to which aggression regarding one member of the alliance is considered an attack on the entire military unit .- Ed.),” The president emphasized that “Europe should do more.”
Trump’s visit to Poland took place on the eve of the first meeting of the Russian and American presidents on the eve of July 7 on the fields of the Great Twenth summit in Hamburg. Putin’s assistant Yuri Ushakov stated that in negotiations the leaders of the two countries will most likely discuss Ukraine, Syria and the fight against international terrorism.
According to Peskov, “the Kremlin still has no understanding,” which Washington expects from Moscow in bilateral relations, this issue can be clarified at the meeting of Trump with Putin. “Therefore, we are all waiting for the first meeting of the two presidents, they will be able to personally exchange their thoughts on the most pressing issues. This will be the opportunity to get acquainted and understand the true approach of each of them in relation to bilateral relations, and not the approach that is broadcast by the media,” Peskov said.