Kneissl called Trump's possible arrival in Moscow on May 9 symbolic

The trip to Moscow of US President Donald Trump, who was invited by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, will be very symbolic if it happens on May 9 to participate in the events in honor of the Victory in World War II. Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl said on February 12.

"Trump has been officially invited to Moscow, and May 9 will be more than symbolic, as we will together honor the memory of the victims of the Great Patriotic War and World War II," the former foreign minister said in a message in her Telegram channel.

She specified that through the rapprochement between Russia and the United States, the countries of Europe were told that they needed to deal with the troubles they themselves had created. In addition, Kneissl added that due to the European Union's (EU) sanctions against Russia and Trump's tariffs against the EU, many European states are facing a "bleak future."

Sense of contact: Putin and Trump agree on diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis

In an hour and a half, they also discussed prisoner exchanges, the situation in the Middle East and the Iran nuclear deal

Earlier in the day, Trump said he planned to meet with the Russian president in Saudi Arabia. At the same time, as the American leader pointed out, the meeting has not yet been scheduled. Also Trump said that the meeting may be attended by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.

Before that, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin and Trump discussed many topics in a telephone conversation, such as the exchange of Russian and US citizens, the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict and the situation in the Middle East. The two presidents agreed that it is possible to achieve long-term peace in Ukraine only through peaceful negotiations. The Russian leader in his conversation with his US counterpart emphasized that the root causes of the conflict should be eliminated.

Trump, in turn, shared that he is united with Putin in the opinion that Washington and Moscow can get great benefits from working together. The US leader called the conversation productive and expressed hope that the dialog on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict would be successful.