“US President Donald Trump called on Russian leader Vladimir Putin to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine. Trump emphasized that the continuation of the conflict destroys Russia, causing it significant economic and human losses.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
US President Donald Trump called on Russian leader Vladimir Putin to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine. Trump emphasized that the continuation of the conflict destroys Russia, causing it significant economic and human losses.
Source: CNN, referring to Trump’s comments during a call with reporters at the White House
Direct speech: “He has to make a deal. I think he’s destroying Russia by not making a deal.”
Details: Trump noted that the continuation of the conflict causes significant damage to Russia. He highlighted economic problems, including inflation, which is approaching 10%.
“I think Russia will have big problems. Look at their economy. Look at their inflation,” he said.
He also briefly mentioned Russia’s losses in the war.
In particular, Trump announced plans to meet with Putin to discuss ways to end the conflict, noting that the details of the meeting are currently being agreed upon.
“It could be very soon,” he said. “The war between Ukraine and Russia should never have started,” Trump added.
“He can’t be happy,” Trump said of Putin. “Things aren’t going very well for him. I mean, he’s in pain… he doesn’t look very good… I think he would be very happy to end this war,” he added.
Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi told him he wanted to make a deal, provided it would lead to a lasting end to the war that would be acceptable to Ukraine.
Direct speech: “Zelensky wants to make a deal. I don’t know if Putin wants to. Maybe not. I don’t know.”
Literally: “Earlier, during their presidential campaigns, both Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance expressed skepticism about continued U.S. support for Ukraine, often suggesting that Ukraine should agree to a truce with Russia, despite losing part of their territories”.
Prehistory:
- The ruler of Russia, Vladimir Putin, declared his readiness for negotiations with the United States regarding the war in Ukraine, but put forward an ultimate demand – the complete surrender of Ukraine.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed that achieving peace is a priority for President Donald Trump’s administration, but that the process will be difficult and will require significant concessions from both sides.
- Trump’s team has recently acknowledged that the task is much more difficult and could take months to complete.
- During the election campaign, Trump liked to boast about promises that he would be able to conclude a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours. Now he admitted it was more complicated than he let on.
- French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine will not end “tomorrow or the day after tomorrow”, despite US President Donald Trump’s promise.