Trump's expectations to end Russia's war against Ukraine shift toward Easter, UK says
Photo: UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy (Getty Images)
The elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, is gradually stepping back from his statements that he could end Russia’s war against Ukraine in one day. The Guardian reports, citing UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, that Trump's expectations have shifted toward Easter.
Lammy views positively the signs that Trump is distancing himself from his radical claims about achieving a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia within a day. Such rhetoric was usual for the Republican during his election campaign, but the situation has since changed.
"Donald Trump is not yet in power. I think the indications are, from what I’ve seen over the last few days, a slight pushback on this sense that somehow a deal will be achieved on January 21, I think that’s now unlikely. And we’re hearing this actually the timetable’s moved down somewhat … towards Easter," said the Foreign Secretary.
This year, Roman Catholics, Greek Catholics, and Orthodox Christians will celebrate Easter on the same day - April 20.
Trump's statements
In September, Donald Trump promised that if he won the US elections, he would call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin on his first day in office, and “a deal would be reached within 24 hours.”
However, on January 8, Trump’s future special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said that he aims to find a solution to end Russia’s war against Ukraine within 100 days.
He suggested that Trump, Zelenskyy, and Putin would reach an acceptable resolution "in the near term."
