Trump outlines his intentions: Ukraine conflict cessation by his decree
Trump still thinks Putin'll listen, bro, and end the attacks on Ukraine, from what he's yappin' about. Just the other day, he went on his truth platform to urge the Russian leader to back off from Kyiv, and when a reporter asked him if he believed Putin would listen, he just nodded and said, "Yep."
This right here's a change from what Trump's spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, said hours before. She explained that ol' Don was feeling frustrated cuz the negotiations were takin' forever, and Zelensky was moving... well, in the wrong direction.
But Trump ain't sayin' nothin' about that today. He's leavin' details about when and how the war should end up to reporters. When asked about his deadline, he just chuckled and said, "I got my own, and I'll let you know when that is."
Back in the day, Trump claimed that Russia was ready to reach an agreement on the war with Ukraine. "I think we got an agreement with Russia," he told reporters, referring to President Volodymyr Zelensky. But talkin' about reachin' an agreement with the Ukrainian president? Trump said it's harder than he expected.
Now, here's where things get a bit complicated—Moscow wants to fully incorporate the regions they've occupied. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said that Kyiv needs to surrender the regions they've annexed by Moscow in order for the peace agreement and ceasefire to happen. This includes Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson. Peskov's position don't match up with reports of a Russian offer to freeze the front line without fully controlling the four regions.
Russia accused Zelensky of not being able to reach an agreement, and Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that Zelensky's inability to end the war is clear as day. Trump slammed Zelensky for not recognizing Russia's claim to the Ukrainian peninsula, annexed in 2014. Even though that annexation ain't internationally recognized, the leadership in Kyiv wants to control all Ukrainian territory, including Crimea.
At a Ukraine meeting in London, diplomats talked about obstacles, like the status of Crimea. Ukraine didn't budge on the notion that Russia's annexation of the peninsula could be recognized. Zelensky even shared a link to a 2018 US government statement from Trump's first term where he spoke out against Moscow's annexation of Crimea.
The other day, Trump ducked a question about Crimea, sayin' he's got no favs in this Ukraine conflict and just wants the war to end. He didn't say if he'd meet with Zelensky at the Pope's funeral either.
Sergei Shoigu, the influential Security Council secretary and former defense minister, said that Russia's got the right to use nuclear weapons in response to aggression from Western countries. They've also made changes to their nuclear doctrine, which allows for the use of nuclear weapons in response to attacks on Russia or its ally Belarus.
Trump's views on the Russia-Ukraine conflict leaned towards a more diplomatic approach, but the broader U.S. government, especially under the current administration, has maintained a strong stance against Russian aggression in Ukraine. For the most current info, it's best to check out recent news sources.
Putin, according to Trump's latest statements, is still believed to listen and potentially reaffirm a ceasefire in the ongoing war-and-conflicts between Russia and Ukraine. However, this contradicts Trump's spokesperson's earlier comments about negotiations taking too long and moving in the wrong direction. In the past, Trump has stated that he thought an agreement with Russia could be reached, but he has since expressed frustration with the complexity of reaching an agreement with Ukraine's president. As for the status of Crimea, Trump has remained ambiguous, neither recognizing Russia's claim nor taking a clear stand in the ongoing general-news debate.
