The deputy of the State Duma admitted the possibility of a new meeting between Putin and Trump before the end of the year

Alexei Chepa, first deputy chairman of the State Duma's International Affairs committee, expressed the opinion that a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Leader Donald Trump on the Ukrainian conflict could take place before the end of the year.

"There is a feeling that (President of Ukraine Vladimir Putin) Zelensky was definitely harshly expressed the conditions, and his progress is noticeable," the deputy said in an interview with Lenta.Ru on Wednesday, September 23rd.

According to Chepa, much depends on whether the European partners in NATO will be able to influence Trump. At the same time, Europe's situation is becoming more complicated.: It cannot provide Ukraine with the necessary amount of weapons and financial assistance. The parliamentarian noted that Kiev's debt is approaching $130 billion and will continue to grow, and Ukraine will not be able to withstand without increased support.

Chepa also drew attention to the fact that the United States is discussing the partial lifting of sanctions against Russian companies that the West is interested in cooperating with. In his opinion, this indicates the exhaustion of attempts to exert economic pressure on Russia.

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On the same day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin was ready to hold a meeting with Trump, but there were no specifics about the timing of face-to-face contacts. He noted that both leaders in their telephone conversations always emphasize their readiness to hold another bilateral meeting, if necessary, RT reports. Peskov added that it would be inappropriate to hold a summit meeting before working at the expert level, notes 360.ru .

In addition, Peskov recalled that Putin is ready to meet with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Moscow. ""The Ukrainian leader, according to him, will be provided with security guarantees, and "he knows perfectly well what decisions need to be made," "Moscow 24" writes.