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Trump has repeatedly emphasised that the war would have never taken place if he was President and vowed to bring a quick end to fighting. Russia and Ukraine have also signalled willingness for talks.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP File Image)
US President Donald Trump said he has spoken to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the phone to try and negotiate an end to the Ukraine war, adding that Putin “does care” about the killing on the battlefield.
“He wants to see people stop dying,” Trump told the New York Post in an exclusive interview aboard the Air Force One. “All those dead people. Young, young, beautiful people. They’re like your kids, two million of them – and for no reason.”
Earlier, Putin had signalled willingness to direct talks with Ukraine to end nearly three years of fighting. However, he ruled out speaking directly to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling him “illegitimate” as his tenure had passed. Trump earlier said American and Russian officials were “already talking” about ending the war.
Trump again asserted that the war “never would have happened” if he had been president in 2022, a statement supported by Putin as well. “I always had a good relationship with Putin,” he said. “(Former President Joe) Biden was an embarrassment to our nation. A complete embarrassment.”
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