Trump discusses Ukraine war in phone call with Putin, New York Post says
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Sun, 09 Feb 2025 06:30:50 +0200
US President Donald Trump has said he spoke by phone with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in an attempt to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
Source Trump in an interview with the New York Post Details When asked how many times he spoke to Putin, Trump replied Id better not say.
In addition, the interview says that Trump believes that Putin does care about deaths on the battlefield.
Quote He Putin wants to see people stop dying.
All those dead people.
Young, young, beautiful people.
Theyre like your kids, two million of them and for no reason.
Details Trump said this threeyear war would never have happened if he had been president in 2022.
Ive always had a good relationship with Putin, Trump added, comparing himself to his predecessor Joe Biden.
Quote Biden was an embarrassment to our nation.
A complete embarrassment.
Details Trump said he had a specific plan to end the war.
Quote I hope its fast.
Every day people are dying.
This war is so bad in Ukraine.
I want to end this damn thing.
Details Trump also said he wants to secure a US500 million deal with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for access to Ukraines rare earth minerals and gas in exchange for security guarantees in a potential peace agreement.
Background On 5 February, Putins spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, acknowledged for the first time that there are contacts with the administration of US President Donald Trump.
Trump also said he may meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week.
Earlier, Donald Trump had stated that the US was talking to the Russians and the Ukrainian leadership.
Zelenskyy believes that his meeting with Trump should take place before determining the format of talks with Russia.
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