Trump on ending war in Ukraine: Peace is close, we must stop "bloody massacre"
US President Donald Trump said that the end of Russia's war against Ukraine is "approaching" and described the conflict as a "bloody massacre."
Trump said this in an interview with American radio station WABC, according to Censor.NET.
On the end of the war
According to Trump, he considers Russia's war against Ukraine to be one of the key international conflicts that requires an urgent political solution.
"I don't think any US president has had a better first year than we have. We have achieved such success with the biggest tax cuts in history. How about ending eight wars and probably one more, peace for which is already approaching [Russia's war against Ukraine]? Ending all these wars and everything else, I do it almost instinctively, you know. I just know how to do it," he said.
On the conversation with Putin
The American leader stressed that he wants to end the bloodshed and reduce human casualties. At the same time, Trump reiterated his thesis that he previously considered resolving the Russian-Ukrainian war to be a relatively simple task.
"I ended wars that had been going on for 35 years. I told Putin about a certain war. I don't want to say which one. I don't want to cause problems for anyone, but there was a certain war. He said to me,'I can't believe you ended that war. I've been trying to do that for 10 years." And I said to him, "Don't tell me about that war. Let me end your war. That's the one I'm interested in right now. Yes. And there's a chance to do that," the US president said.
"Bloody massacre"
Trump again recalled the losses of both sides in the Russian-Ukrainian war and said that 27,000 soldiers died last month, and 31,000 people died earlier.
"There is a real bloody massacre going on there. Do you remember that word? I remember it. I always say that the fake media took that word and used it in an inappropriate context. But there is a real bloody massacre going on there. So many soldiers are dying there, and I would like to see that stop," he added.
