Trump: Russia and Ukraine ceasefire talks begin “quickly”
President Donald Trump said peace talks between Russia and Ukraine would begin “quickly” after a two-hour call with Vladimir Putin.
President Donald Trump expressed his confusion after the latest bombing of Russian Ukraine, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “absolutely crazy.”
“I’ve always said that he wants everything about Ukraine, and not only that, but also proves that it’s right, but if that’s the case, it’s going to lead to Russia’s downfall!” Trump said in a true social post about the Russian leader on May 25th. “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin from Russia, but something happened to him. He’s absolutely crazy!
Trump added that Putin is “unnecessarily killing many people.” “I’m not just talking about soldiers,” he added, “the missiles and drones have been shot by Ukrainian cities for no reason.”
Russian forces have killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more in Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kiev, in the largest air attack of the war so far, officials said. Trump tried to agree to a ceasefire in a war three years ago in Ukraine, and gave a speech with Putin for more than two hours earlier this month.
After the conversation, Trump said it would begin “quickly” after his Russian counterpart refused to attend negotiations with Ukrainian Voldy Mie Zelensky on May 15th.
In his post on May 25th, Trump also denounced Zelensky for the ongoing war, saying that he “has not benefited his country by speaking like him.”
“Everything from his mouth causes problems, I don’t like it, it stops better,” Trump wrote in the Society of Truth.
This was not the first time Zelensky has denounced Zelensky for not preventing Trump from blocking Russian invasion. Trump denounced Ukraine for the war in February, and an oval office with Zelensky caused a conflict, leading to a collapse of talks between the two countries.
“He’s always trying to buy missiles,” Trump said of Zelensky in April. “When you start a war, you need to know that you can win a war. You don’t start a war with someone 20 times your size.
In a conversation with a reporter at an airport in Morristown, New Jersey, Trump has increased the likelihood of imposing more sanctions on Russia in response to an ongoing attack.
Contributed by Francesca Chambers, USA Today; Reuters
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House correspondent for USA Today. x You can follow her at @swapnavenugopal
