US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is “ready to negotiate a deal” to resolve the war waged by Russia.
“He’s ready to negotiate a deal. They’d like to stop. He’s somebody that lost a lot of soldiers, and so did Russia,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
“Russia lost more soldiers. They lost 800,000 soldiers. Would you say that’s a lot? I’d say it’s a lot,” he added.
Trump also said that Russia might want to make a deal and he could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he said “would like to see me meet as soon as we can.”
He also said that China has “a lot of power over Russia.”
Trump’s remarks came a day after he called on Russia to “settle now” to end the war, which has continued for almost three years, and warned of high “taxes, tariffs and sanctions” if a deal is not reached.
The Kremlin said that Russia is closely monitoring Washington’s rhetoric and remains ready for respectful dialogue between Trump and Putin, like in the US leader’s first term in office.
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Trump hopes to meet Putin soon
US President Donald Trump has repeated his wish to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss an end to the war Moscow launched against Ukraine nearly three years ago.
“I really would like to meet with President Putin soon and get that war ended,” he said in remarks by video link to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday.
Just a few hours after his inauguration to a second term on Monday, he said that he intended to talk to Putin “very soon.”
When asked whether there would be a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine by the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump gave an evasive answer on Thursday.
“Well you’re gonna have to ask Russia,” said Trump, adding that “Ukraine is ready to make a deal.”
During the election campaign, Trump promised that he could end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of returning to the White House, in large part because of his good relationship with Putin.
-Source: AA
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