The State Duma responded to Trump's words about the timing of peace

State Duma deputy Alexei Chepa reacted to the words of US President Donald Trump that the world will become safer within two to three weeks.

In conversation with Lenta.Ru On Friday, May 16, the parliamentarian noted that key decisions on peace in Ukraine could be made during a meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

"When the president says that the world will become closer, he probably means a meeting with his Russian counterpart, at which further steps on international security can be outlined," Chepa admitted.

In his opinion, American politicians do not have high and specific expectations from the talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul. Chepa stressed that Russia remains open to peace and the search for a path that can lead to it.

"It can be assumed that the main decisions on peace will be made at a meeting of the presidents of the two largest nuclear powers," Chepa said.

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Information about the meeting level was not disclosed.

Earlier on May 16, Donald Trump said that the world would become much safer within two to three weeks. The head of the White House noted that Washington would look at what would happen between Russia and Ukraine following the talks between their representatives in Istanbul. The US president also tried to predict the outcome of the negotiation process. The American leader said that "nothing will happen" until he meets with Putin, the website notes. kp.ru . He also stated that he would meet with the Russian leader as soon as he could arrange such a contact, writes RT.

On the same day, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that only a personal meeting between the American and Russian presidents could put an end to the conflict in Ukraine. He clarified that the date and place of such a meeting have not yet been agreed and will depend on the results of the ongoing negotiations in Istanbul. 360.ru .

Negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Turkey began earlier on May 16. Before the talks, Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, who heads the Russian delegation, met with a U.S. representative.