Trump gives grim forecast on end of Russia-Ukraine war
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Resolving Russia’s war against Ukraine will take quite a long time, said US President Donald Trump in an interview for the Pod Force One with Miranda Devine YouTube channel.
Trump said he had "great conversations" with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, after which he believed that Russia’s war against Ukraine could be resolved. However, after those calls, a lot of "bad things" happened.
According to the American leader, Ukraine is "the apple of his eye" for the Russian leader. Right now, Putin is in a difficult position because he expected a three-day war, but it has been going on for more than three years.
The US President said that Ukraine and Russia are losing "5 - 6 thousand people" every week — living souls who have parents, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, and other loved ones.
"I don’t like to think of it, but it would be easy to settle — and it’s going to be a long time," Trump added.
The American leader also reminded that all costs for US weapons supplied to Ukraine are now being covered by Europe. In his view, it was a good deal with NATO.
Trump’s promises
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump assured that if he became President, he would be able to end Russia’s war against Ukraine within 24 hours.
However, in March, Trump admitted that when he made that promise, he was being a bit "sarcastic."
Later, Trump’s bold stance softened even more. On June 25, the American leader said he could not quickly end Russia’s war against Ukraine because Russian leader Vladimir Putin is a complicated person, and he had "problems" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
