Former President Donald Trump claimed his administration has engaged in 'very serious' discussions with Russia regarding its war in Ukraine and hinted at 'significant' actions to end the conflict. He asserted that the war wouldn't have started if he were still president and expressed confidence in potential progress towards a resolution. Trump didn't disclose details about the talks or individuals involved but emphasized ongoing communication between both sides.
President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.
Trump did not say who from his administration has been in contact with the Russians but insisted the two sides were “already talking.”Trump has said repeatedly he wouldn’t have allowed the conflict to start if he had been in office, even though he was president as fighting grew in eastern Ukraine between Kyiv’s forces and separatists backed by Moscow, ahead of Putin sending in tens of thousands of troops in 2022.
The president in a Fox News interview earlier in January ridiculed Zelensky as “talking so brave,” when Ukraine was so dependent on U.S. aid to fight its war.In a recent interview with Russian state television, Putin praised Trump as a “clever and pragmatic man” who is focused on U.S. interests. The Russian’s president’s statement was also a blunt endorsement of Trump’s refusal to accept his defeat in the 2020 election. Numerous federal and local officials, a long list of courts, top former campaign staffers and even his own attorney general have all said there is no evidence of the fraud he alleges.
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