Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday voiced cautious optimism about U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza cease-fire proposal, describing it as “light at the end of the tunnel” and suggesting Moscow could support it under certain conditions.
Putin said it is "truly a horrific event in the modern history of humanity,” citing U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s remarks that Gaza has become one of the world’s largest "children’s cemeteries.”
"We are now becoming more familiar with President Trump’s initiatives, and it seems to me that there may be some light at the end of the tunnel,” he told the Valdai Discussion Club.
He added that traditional Western unilateral diplomacy, which "ignores the history, traditions, identity, and culture of the peoples living there,” will not bring peace to the region.
Putin outlined that Russia has historically supported a two-state solution, dating to U.N. resolutions in 1948 and 1974, and said Trump’s plan, if it leads to that final goal, could merit support.
