U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes that the main obstacle to ending the war between Russia and Ukraine is the hatred between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.
Asked which of the two presidents he trusts more, Trump said: “I’d rather not say, but I get along with both. I believe that that war is going to end, it is going to end soon. And the only reason it going to end is because of me. There is tremendous hatred between President Putin and President Zelensky.”
Trump said Russia was shown “great disrespect” during “their first meeting.” He did not explain what he meant.
Trump said he believes the war will end soon, but that Ukraine will, as a result, “end up with a little bit different shape.”
Donald Trump announced November 5 that he expects a “big beautiful agreement” on Ukraine that could affect “all of Europe.” He gave no details, saying only that “everyone’s going to be thrilled.” European officials fear an agreement with Russia could come at the expense of the region’s security and oppose discussing issues affecting the entire continent as part of the Ukraine peace talks.
Trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States are set for Abu Dhabi on November 10–11.
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