US says when war in Ukraine could end

The full-scale war in Ukraine may end before Christmas if the parties fulfil a number of conditions. This was stated by Senator from the state of South Carolina, a representative of the Republican Party Lindsey Graham, commenting on the talks held on Friday in Anchorage by American President Donald Trump, Fox News points out.

In his opinion, the confrontation between the two countries may end as a result of a trilateral meeting between US, Ukrainian and Russian presidents Donald Trump, Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.

If this meeting takes place, I think this war will fairly end before Christmas - or long before Christmas," he said.

At the same time, he does not rule out that a trilateral summit of the leaders of the United States, Ukraine and Russia may not happen. Then, according to Graham, the American president may impose new sanctions against Russia.

In this case, I think Trump will have to take strict measures against Putin and those who buy his oil and gas," he said hopefully

At the same time, Russian presidential aide for foreign policy Yury Ushakov said the issue of holding a trilateral meeting "has not been raised yet." The Russian side also does not know when the next meeting between Putin and Trump will take place.

Recall, 15 August in Alaska, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held the first face-to-face meeting in six years. The head of the White House called the talks productive, but no specifics about the agreements neither the US President nor the head of the Russian Federation did not voice.