“In an exclusive interview with the Reuters agency in the Oval Office, Donald Trump said that the president of russia, vladimir putin, is allegedly ready to end the war in Ukraine that he started and that has been ongoing for almost four years”, - BBC reported on January 15.
“I think he is ready to make a deal”, - Trump said about the russian president. “I think Ukraine is less ready for a deal”.
When asked why negotiations under U.S. patronage have so far failed to resolve the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II, Trump answered with a single word: “Zelensky”. “I think it’s hard for him to go for it”, - he added after a follow-up question.
BBC notes that Trump’s rhetoric sharply contrasts with the position of European allies, who believe that moscow is not interested in ending the war in Ukraine.