Trump speaks to Putin about the Ukraine war before the third year
Trump speaks to Putin about the Ukraine war before the third year
President Donald Trump announced in an interview published on Saturday that he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump about the war in Ukraine
"He wants people to not die," Trump told the New " York Post .
It was initially unclear when the two leaders had spoken to each other, whether they had communicated since Trump's took office in January and how often. CNN has contacted the National Security Council to create clarity.
good relationships with Putin
In the interview, Trump mentioned that he should "say nothing" how often he spoke to Putin, but praised the "good relationships" to his Russian counterpart. The US President expressed hope that Putin's war in Ukraine, who will soon reach his third year, will "quickly" end. He had previously promised to end the conflict within 24 hours after taking office.
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"I hope it works quickly. People die every day. This war is so bad in Ukraine. I want to end this damn thing," he told the New York Post.
Trump explained
During the interview that took place when Trump traveled to Florida on board Air Force One, the president instructed his national security advisor Mike Waltz to "get these meetings". "You want to meet. People die every day. Young, good -looking soldiers are killed. Young men, like my sons. On both sides. Everywhere on the battlefield," he said. On Friday, the President told reporters that he would "probably" meet with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj in the coming week and indicated that he also wanted to speak to Putin. "I will probably meet President Selenskyj next week and I will probably speak to President Putin," said Trump. Selenskyj will probably lead the Ukrainian delegation at the Munich Security Conference, in which Vice President JD Vance and the special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Kellogg, will not take part.
Earlier this week explained that he Access Want to secure Ukraine in exchange for persistent US support for the country. "We are looking for a deal with Ukraine, in which they are looking for what we give them with their rare earths and other things," Trump said in an interview in the Oval Office and complained that Europe did not allow Ukraine to help the help as the USA. The transaction-oriented offer provides some insights into Trump's intentions regarding the Ukraine War. He has long sued for the burden of the United States in the armament of Kiev, but since taking office he has not specified his plans to terminate or continue this support. The Kremlin told CNN that there had been no serious discussions about a possible meeting between Trump and Putin. "You didn't have an initial contact to discuss whether you have to meet or not and if so, when and how," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow. In view of the growing expectation of contact between the two guides, a high -ranking Russian MP to the state media that "advanced" preparations for a meeting were underway, possibly already this month. Instructions for activating peace discussions
meeting with Zelensky and Putin
Selenskyj's participation in the security conference in Munich
Trump's strategic considerations to support Ukraine
Trump's attitude to the conflict in Ukraine
No serious conversations between Trump and Putin
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