The Sovfed responded to the US statement about preparations for a shocking deal on Ukraine

Only US President Donald Trump and his team know the essence of the "shocking deal" on Ukraine, US Vice-President JD Vance said earlier. This was stated by Vladimir Dzhabarov, first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, on Friday, February 14.

"This is not the previous team, where everyone solved their own problems. And this is a team of like-minded people. I think they are trying to do something. Whether they succeed or fail is unknown. But it is better to try to do something than how [former US President Joe] Biden and his team tried to make our relations and the situation in Ukraine worse and worse every time," the senator reacted in a conversation with Lenta.Ru.

Equation of power: Putin-Trump dialog forces the West to change positions on Ukraine

Even NATO gave a positive assessment of the leaders' contacts

Earlier in the day, Vance said that negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict between Russia and the US would lead to a deal"that would shock a lot of people," RT reported.

He noted that Trump approaches the issue without prejudice and is ready to discuss all possible options to reach agreements, kp.ru reported.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Trump on February 12, 360.ru reported. The Russian leader pointed to the need to address the root causes of the crisis and agreed with the American leader that a long-term solution can be achieved through peaceful negotiations. In turn, Trump called the conversations held with Russia and Ukraine excellent.

On February 13, the US President announced a meeting of representatives of Russia, the States and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia next week. The US leader noted that he believed in Putin's readiness to peacefully resolve the conflict in Ukraine.