Trump says Putin talks will cover Russia and Ukraine 'dividing up certain assets'
President Trump said negotiators have begun discussing the division of assets between Russia and Ukraine in an effort to bring to an end the war.
RYLSK, Russia — A few miles behind the front line with Ukraine on Monday, there were clear signs of fierce fighting in Russia’s southwestern Kursk even as the Trump administration touted its efforts to end the three-year war.
On Monday, an NBC News team saw three trucks carrying what appeared to be bodies of Russian soldiers and many more transporting the injured away from the battlefield in the heavily militarized region. Two other trucks hauled a pair of American Bradley Fighting Vehicles — tanklike workhorses used to carry troops into battle — apparently left by retreating Ukrainian forces.
Meanwhile, Russia's Kommersant newspaper also ran a large picture of President Donald Trump, who said late Sunday that negotiators in Washington and Moscow have begun discussing the division of assets between Russia and Ukraine in an effort to end the fighting.
Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and that they would discuss “dividing up certain assets,” including land and power plants.
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