“The US president emphasized that Russia’s economy is declining because of the war, and therefore he offers Putin a “very big favor””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“I don’t want to harm Russia. I love the Russian people and have always had a very good relationship with President Putin – and this despite the radical left-wing fiction about Russia (Trump is obviously referring to the accusations against him of improper relations with the Russian government – ed.). We must never forget that Russia helped us win the Second World War, losing almost 60 million lives in the process (Trump roughly doubled the losses of the USSR and did not take into account that millions of lives were lost not only by Russia, but also by Ukraine and other republics of the Soviet Union – ed.),” the American president wrote on his Truth Social network.
Trump emphasized that Russia’s economy is in decline because of the war, and therefore he is offering Putin a “very big favor.”
“Make an agreement now and stop this senseless war! (Otherwise) it will only get worse. If we don’t make a deal soon, I will have no choice but to impose high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions on everything Russia sells to the United States and other countries that join us. Let’s end this war that would never have started if I were president! We can make it good or bad – and good is always better. It’s time to come to an agreement. No more lives must be lost!” – added the head of the American state.
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The other day, the CNN channel, citing sources, reported that Trump instructed his aides to arrange a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. According to them, the newly elected US president wants to talk to the president of the Russian Federation in the first days after the inauguration to discuss a personal meeting. It is claimed that Trump is expected to quickly start work on the settlement of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
After the inauguration, US President Donald Trump said that he could talk to Putin in the near future, but did not give specific dates.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi previously said that Trump could play a decisive role in ending the war with Russia and help stop Putin.
On January 16, Zelensky said there is a chance to end the war in 2025, as Trump can pressure Russia on this issue.
Analysts of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) proved that the Kremlin does not want to make compromises in the war against Ukraine, but wants its complete surrender.