Trump says Putin 'would like to see a settlement' in Ukraine war
JOINT BASE ANDREWS: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would like to reach a deal on the war in Ukraine, accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of resisting a compromise.
US President Donald Trump asserted on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin desires to negotiate a settlement in the ongoing Ukraine war. According to Trump, Putin expressed strong preference for a resolution during their phone conversation on Friday. The President of Russia would like to see a settlement, strongly, Trump stated.
However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears resistant to such an agreement. Trump criticized Zelenskyy for failing to hold an election since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, suggesting that the leader could have resolved the conflict multiple times.
The tension between the two leaders escalated on Saturday after the United States eased sanctions on Russian diesel. Trump alleged that Zelenskyy disregarded his instructions not to target Russian refineries, arguing that the attacks could exacerbate global fuel shortages resulting from the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Zelenskyy dismissed Trump's decision as a "weak decision."
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