US President Donald Trump considered on Wednesday that Russia is “a force” in the negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
“I think the Russians want the war to end … but I think they are in somewhat power because they took control of many lands, so they are in a position of strength,” Trump told reporters on the presidential plane.
Earlier, Trump warned his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zellinski, that “it is better for him to move quickly” to negotiate the end of the Russian war against his country, otherwise it may risk not having a state to rule it.
This comes in light of the escalation of tension between Trump and Zelinski, and the increasing differences between Washington and most European countries over Trump’s approach to settling the largest conflict in the continent since World War II.
For his part, Zellinski said that Trump fell into the trap of Russian propaganda, but US Vice President J. D. Vans, rushed to warn him of the risks of the new president publicly criticizing.
Trump is seeking to end the fighting according to conditions that Kiev sees very favorable to Moscow, and used a lengthy post on his “Truth Social” platform to attack Zelinski, describing it as “a dictator without elections.”
Trump said in his post: “Imagine, a modestly successful comedian, Voludimir Zellinski, persuaded the United States to spend $ 350 billion to fight a war in which it could not be victory, and it should never start, but it was a war that he would never be able to settle without the United States And Trump. “
