President Trump suggested Thursday that Russia’s “very bloody war” on Ukraine could be nearing its end after he held talks with both sides.
“Great talks with Russia and Ukraine yesterday,” Trump, 78, said in an early Truth Social post.
“Good possibility of ending that horrible, very bloody war!!”
The commander in chief’s remarks come a day after he revealed that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to start talks “immediately” to bring an end to Europe’s largest and deadliest land conflict since World War II.
Trump, who has insisted the war wouldn’t have happened under his watch, said he had Putin expressed a willingness to visit each other.
“We expect that he’ll come here, and I’ll go there, and we’re going to meet also, probably in Saudi Arabia,” he told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
He later added that he would be calling President Volodymyr Zelensky to inform him of his planned talks in a bid to kickstart the negotiating process.
“[W]e want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
“No more lives should be lost!”
Zelensky, meanwhile, confirmed he and Trump had “a meaningful conversation” about bringing an end to fighting.
“No one wants peace more than Ukraine,” Zelensky said.
“Together with the US, we are charting our next steps to stop Russian aggression and ensure a lasting, reliable peace. As President Trump said, let’s get it done.”
