In his first public comments on the war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal, emphasizing the economic damage inflicted on Russia. Trump also criticized NATO allies for insufficient defense spending, stating that Europe should contribute more financially to Ukraine's support.
His inauguration speech was loudest in its silence on Ukraine. But hours later, US President Donald Trump laid bare – in a trademark casual, rambling fashion – his position over the war in Ukraine. And it was tougher on the Kremlin than you might expect. Talking to reporters in the White House, he said of Russian President Vladimir Putin: “He should make a deal. I think he’s destroying Russia by not making a deal.
” Trump said Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky had told him he wants to make a deal – an echo of recent comments from Kyiv they were open to diplomacy, provided it created a sustainable end to the war that is palatable to Ukraine. “Zelensky wants to make a deal,” he said. “I don’t know if Putin does. He might not. I don’t know.” Zelensky welcomed Trump’s inauguration, saying he was a “strong man,” adding: “Ukrainians are ready to work together with Americans to achieve peace, real peace.
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