00:00Russia has proposed to hold a second round of direct peace negotiations with Ukraine.
00:07Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the announcement on Wednesday.
00:12The announcement comes after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan concluded a two-day trip to Moscow,
00:18where he met with Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin.
00:21Russia, as they agreed, successfully developed a mnemorandum,
00:27which shows our position on all aspects of a safe way to overcome the first reason of crisis.
00:34Our delegation, along with Vladimir Medin, is ready to present this mnemorandum
00:40and give the details of the second round of direct peace negotiations in Istanbul
00:48on the next Monday, 2nd June.
00:53Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump says he's, quote,
00:57very disappointed with his Russian counterpart's decision to escalate fighting.
01:01He also stated that it will be clear to him soon whether Putin is sincerely looking for peace or not,
01:06as he warned of a potential shift in Washington's approach.
01:10We're going to find out whether or not he's tapping us along or not.
01:14And if he is, we'll respond a little bit differently, but it'll take about a week and a half, two weeks.
01:19We have Mr. Witkoff is here who's doing a phenomenal job, is dealing with them very strongly right now.
01:27They seem to want to do something, but until the document is signed, I can't tell you.
01:33The Kremlin's proposal comes at a time of increased Russian bombardment of Ukraine and heightened tensions.
01:39Moscow says it's ready to end the war if Ukraine eliminates what it calls the root causes of the crisis.
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