Russia rules out Trump’s “changes in position” on the war in Ukraine and sees his statements as “consistent”

The Russian authorities have ruled out this Monday that there are “changes in position” by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, regarding the invasion of Ukraine and have stated that this is “consistent” with the statements made in the past by the New York magnate.

Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov indicated during a press conference that any “speculation about the idea that Trump constantly changes his mind is false.” “President Trump has maintained a position on the issue during this time and all comments about a possible change do not correspond to reality,” he stated.

“I think (Trump) is consistent and that he understands what is happening in Ukraine but, and most importantly, that he is open to listening to the information that (Vladimir) Putin offers him,” Peskov said after the parties had a telephone conversation last week, according to information collected by the Russian news agency TASS.

In this sense, he referred to this conversation as a “great opportunity” for the Russian side to “convey its position to the American side in the first person.” However, he stated that “it is not appropriate” for Moscow to “comment” on Trump’s words.

“It is better to ask them directly,” he stressed, while venturing new contacts between the parties in the “near future.” “They both understand that this will happen,” he added. This conversation could come after Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, taking advantage of this week’s NATO summit in Ankara, the Turkish capital.

MANEUVERS WITH CHINA

This same Monday, he defended the carrying out of joint naval military maneuvers with Chinese forces and emphasized that these exercises “do not target any specific country.” “They contribute to the security of the entire region,” he defended.

“Everyone must start from that premise. On the contrary, cooperation in such an important area between Russia and China is a key factor that contributes to regional security,” he noted, before maintaining that China “has the sovereign right to carry out this type of maneuver.”