Trump undertakes to continue the peace of Russia-Ukraine: they are “not yet ready”, but “something will happen”
President Trump told CBS News on Wednesday, which was determined to continue a peace agreement between Russia and UkraineDespite the growing uncertainty about the prospect of face -to -face talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trump described his position as realistic and optimistic, and said that he closely monitored how the two leaders manage this crossroads in negotiations.
“I watched it, I saw him, and I talked about President Putin and President Zelenskyy,” said Trump in a telephone interview. “Something will happen, but they are not yet ready. But something will happen. We are going to do it.”
The president’s comments come as Russia continues to strike Ukraine. At the end of last month, Russia led a massive attack of drones and missiles against the capital of Ukraine, killing at least 15 people, including four children, according to a city official.
Trump said he was not satisfied with the carnage, but will continue to put pressure on a peace agreement.
“I think we will understand everything,” he said.
“Frankly, that of Russia, I thought, would have been on the easier side of those I stopped, but that seems to be something that is a little more difficult than some of the others,” he said.
Earlier Wednesday, Trump told journalists he was watching Poutine Joined the leaders of China and North Korea for a large military parade in Beijing.
“I understand the reason they were doing it, and they hoped I was looking at, and I was looking at,” Trump said. “My relationship with everyone is very good. We will discover how good it is during the week or the next two.”
Trump also told CBS News on Wednesday that his approach with many diplomatic negotiations, whether with Russia and Ukraine or with other countries at war, is to bring together key leaders in a room and have them negotiate a real -time agreement, often with his advice on the transaction – and not have any possibility before that.
This approach, he said, demands patience, even when a rapid resolution is sought, but he thinks that this has borne fruit in other peace agreements this year.
When asked if he had to “wait for things”, Trump replied: “Well, you have to do it”.
“We spent very good days, fortunately, and once I gathered them in a room, or gathered them at least speaking together, they seem to work. We saved millions of lives.”
Last month, before his supervisor meeting With Putin in Alaska, Trump told journalists: “All I want to do is set the table for the next meeting, which should happen shortly.”
Beyond the Russian-Ukraine war, Trump said in recent weeks that he should be credited for END Six or seven wars during this quarter and that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. The managers of the White House underlined a list of seven conflicts that the president refers: Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Armenia and AzerbaijanThailand and Cambodia, India and PakistanEgypt and Ethiopia, and Serbia and Kosovo.
Some foreign policy analysts have criticized Mr. Trump’s claim, saying that many of these conflicts remain unresolved or were not large -scale wars. Or they argued that Mr. Trump was not a central force in discussions.
Several Trump allies have told CBS News that Trump maintains that the work accomplished by him and his administration had been crucial to promote these negotiations.
“Often, they are fighting so long,” Trump told CBS News. “They are fighting so long, they don’t even think in terms of peace. It just becomes a way of life. And when I bring them together, I do people in the room, I am able to convince them.” Let’s go. Let’s make peace. It’s already enough. “You have already lost lives.” “”
Trump told CBS News that he was not looking for the Nobel Peace Prize. The 2025 price recipient is expected to be announced next month.
“I have nothing to say about it,” said Trump. “All I can do is turn off wars.” He added: “I’m not looking for attention. I just want to save lives.”
