Published January 24,2025
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US President Donald Trump mentioned Thursday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is “ready to negotiate a deal” to resolve the conflict waged by Russia.
“He’s ready to negotiate a deal. They’d like to stop. He’s somebody that lost a lot of soldiers, and so did Russia,” Trump informed reporters on the White House.
“Russia lost more soldiers. They lost 800,000 soldiers. Would you say that’s a lot? I’d say it’s a lot,” he added.
Trump additionally mentioned that Russia may need to make a deal and he may meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he mentioned “would like to see me meet as soon as we can.”
He additionally mentioned that China has “a lot of power over Russia.”
Trump’s remarks got here a day after he known as on Russia to “settle now” to finish the conflict, which has continued for nearly three years, and warned of excessive “taxes, tariffs and sanctions” if a deal shouldn’t be reached.
The Kremlin mentioned that Russia is carefully monitoring Washington’s rhetoric and stays prepared for respectful dialogue between Trump and Putin, like within the US chief’s first time period in workplace.
Source: www.anews.com.tr