Trump appreciates Putin's praise for his declarations to end the war
Former US President Donald Trump has said he appreciates recent praise from Russian leader Vladimir Putin and said it means what he is saying “is correct”, referring to his position on the Ukraine war.
In an exclusive interview for NBC that will be published in its entirety this Sunday, Trump has assured that, if he were re-elected president, “he would resolve the war in 24 hours,” although at no time has he explained how he would put an end to the conflict that is already underway. has continued for more than 18 months.
“If I tell you exactly, I lose all my negotiating trumps.”. I mean, you can't really say exactly what you're going to do.. But I would say certain things to Putin. “I would say certain things to Zelensky,” the former president said.
Putin said last week at the Eastern Economic Forum in the Russian city of Vladivostok that he had heard “Mr. Trump saying he will resolve all burning issues in several days, including the Ukraine crisis.”. We can't help but feel happy about it,” he said.
Trump has assured that he is satisfied with Putin's comments. “I like that he said that,” he said in the interview, adding that “that means that what I'm saying is correct.”. “I would take him to a room. I would take Zelensky to a room. Then I would bring them together.. And I would reach an agreement,” he explained.
Trump has continued to avoid giving an explanation of what his plan would entail, although he has stated that he would “make a fair deal for everyone” when asked if he would allow the Kremlin to keep Ukrainian territory that Russian forces had illegally taken by force. .
Although Trump has not made clear what he would do in office regarding the conflict, he did argue during the interview that there would not have been a war if he had remained president.
“There was no one tougher than me on Russia,” he explained.. “And yet I got along well with Putin. I got along very well with him. And that is a good thing, not a bad thing. He has 1,700 nuclear missiles. And so do we,” the former president concluded.