The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced Friday that next week he plans to receive his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelenski in the White House, and will talk on the phone with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in an attempt to end the War in Ukraine.
“I will probably meet with President Zelenski next week and I will also talk to President Putin. I would like that war to end, ”he said in statements to the press in the Oval Office, where he met with Japanese prime minister, Shigeru ishiba.
The last time Trump met with Zelenski was in December in Paris, in a meeting three sponsored by the French president, Emmanuel Macron.
Trump had not taken office yet, but served as elected president after winning the elections before the Democrat Kamala Harris.
Today, the American president announced, without giving more details, that Zelenski will be in Washington next week.
Regarding Putin, he said that both have always had a good relationship. “
“Putin and I have always maintained a good relationship. That is why it is so sad that this (war) has happened. This would never have happened if I had been president, ”said the US president.
“So many dead people and so many cities destroyed. We talk about Gaza, but let’s look at Ukraine. Many of those cities are simple rubble. It is so sad, it should never have happened. All those beautiful golden domes, but most importantly, all those beautiful people dead. He should never have passed, ”he added.
Trump said this week that he wants Ukraine to deliver to the United States Rare Lands – Key Minerals for Technological Innovations ranging from electric vehicles and wind turbines to state -of -the -art aircraft – in exchange for the help that Washington is providing.
He has also threatened Moscow with tariffs and more sanctions, as well as promoting a decrease in oil prices if he continues with war.
Trump advocated before his arrival at the White House on January 20 for ending the conflict in Ukraine immediately, something he has not achieved at the moment.
With EFE information.
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