““My greatest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier” – Trump”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never enter,” says Donald Trump.
Trump did not directly mention Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Instead, he mentioned the release of hostages as a result of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.
He also added that he plans to build “the strongest Armed Forces that no one has ever seen before.”
On January 20, Donald Trump officially became the 47th president of the United States.
The day before, the CNN TV 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.
During the election campaign, Donald Trump stated that he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. However, at a press conference on January 7, he said he hoped to end hostilities within six months.
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 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation that Russia is open to dialogue with the new administration of US President Donald Trump regarding Ukraine. Putin also congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as US president and said that Russia hopes to build a dialogue with the United States “on the basis of mutual respect.”
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.