United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he believes he has an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to solve the war in Ukraine.
Trump also said in statements at the White House that he found it harder than expected to work with the Ukrainian leader. Other government officials said earlier that an agreement was still uncertain and that the United States could abandon peace negotiations in the absence of rapid progress.
“I think Russia is ready and a lot of people said Russia wanted to go ahead with everything. And I think we have an agreement with Russia. We need to reach an agreement with Zelensky,” Trump told journalists at the Oval Hall.
“I thought it would be easier to deal with Zelensky. So far it has been harder … But I think we have an agreement with both of them. I hope they reach an agreement, because I want to save money and, we know, we spend a lot of money, but it involves a lot of humanity,” said Trump.
Asked about the US proposal presented to Ukraine that he would make Crimea be recognized as Jure’s Russian territory, Trump did not address the subject directly, saying that he had no “favorite” between Ukraine and Russia and that he just wanted the war to end.
Trump’s comments seemed to contradict those of other high government officials.
A few hours earlier, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump was “frustrated” with the pace of negotiations and that at the time Zelensky “seems to be going in the wrong direction.”
Understand the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine, which began with the large -scale Russian invasion in February 2022, continues to be marked by violence and civilian deaths.
Recently, two Russian ballistic missiles hit Sumy in northern Ukraine, killing 34 people and hurting 117. This was the deadliest attack in Ukraine this year.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vehemently condemned the offensive and made a new appeal for more actions against Moscow. He also asked US President Donald Trump to visit Ukraine. Zelensky expressed doubts about the US continuous support in the long run, although the US is a strategic partner.
The two leaders had a tense meeting at the Oval Hall this year, marked by a barbst exchange against the press.
The Ukrainian President asked the US to participate in an international peace effort, helping to protect Ukrainian airspace.
Russia denies target civilians, but thousands have been killed and injured since the beginning of the invasion.
Russians currently control about 20% of the Ukrainian territory in the east and south.
Ukraine is sharing information on alleged war crimes with international partners, and the International Criminal Court investigates the cases.
Under the Trump administration, the US surveyed conversations with Russian and Ukrainian representatives in an attempt to end the offensive.
Although ceasefire agreements have been announced, both parties continue to exchange attacks.
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin to discuss a peace agreement, but recent attacks have been showing a weakness of peace efforts and the continuity of conflict.
This content was originally published in Trump believes to have an agreement with Zelensky and Putin on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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