THE Donald Trump sees himself as the key to ending war in Ukraine and said with excessive confidence that he is the only one who can stop the Vladimir Putin.
In an interview with Clay Travis at Outkick, a platform for sports and political comments, Trump said: “I don’t think there is anyone in the world that can stop President Putin except me. And I think I will be able to stop him. “
“I know him very well,” Trump said. “It is amazing that we did not get into big conflicts due to fraud” Russia, Russia, Russia “.”
When Travis noted that Putin did not invade Ukraine during his presidency, Trump replied: “He did not invade anywhere when I was president,” before referring to Russian military actions in Georgia and Crimea, who took place.
“I don’t think there is anyone in the world that can stop him, except for me, and I think I will be able to stop him,” Trump added. The US president, however, noted that “rational conversations and good relations with Russian President Putin and Ukrainian Volodimir Zelenski is the key For negotiations to end the war. “
He also referred to the human cost of war, saying: “We have had a lot of reasonable discussions and I just want to stop killing people. They lose 2,500 young people each week, and they are Russians and Ukrainians. “
A little earlier, President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Whitkov, He expressed confidence in possible negotiations between Moscow and Kiev in ending the war in Ukraine.
In his assistance to well -known journalist Tucker Carlson, Witkov praised Putin as “Smart” political leader and even said how he doesn’t see him as “bad”.
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The meeting in Saudi Arabia of Delegations from Russia and the US is ongoing in Saudi Arabia for discussions aimed at achieving a ceasefire in the Black Sea but also of the wider ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.
Washington is hoping for “real progress”, though Moscow said “difficult negotiations” were coming.
However, according to the Bloomberg agency, The White House is hoping for a wide truce agreement until April 20, when Easter is celebrated this year For Catholics and Orthodox. However, as noted, the White House is alleged to acknowledge that the timetable this is ambitiousgiven the big differences between Ukraine and Russia in the ceasefire negotiations.
On March 21, Trump said that “a complete truce will be achieved very soon.” Although previous reports said that April 20 was the targeted date for the truce, there has been no official confirmation.
It is also important that, in an interview with Tucker Carlson on his YouTube broadcast, Steve Whitkov, a special envoy of Trump, expressed his admiration for Putin after their meetings in Moscow.
Referring to his two meetings with the Russian leader on February 11 and March 13, Witkov said: “I liked it. I think he was honest with me. “
He described the meetings as the first steps to create a “good, healthy dialogue” between the two countries, noting: “President Putin, in his honor, has sent every signal to President Trump that this is the course he wants to follow.”
Witkov described Putin as a “no bad man” and recognized the complexity of the situation, saying: “It’s a complicated situation, this war, and all the factors that led to it. You know, it’s never just one who is right. “
He also revealed that, after Trump’s assassination attempt on July 13, Putin went to church and prayed for him, adding: “Not because he could become president of the United States, but because they had a friendship and prayed for his friend.”
Whitkov said Trump was “clearly moved” by it.
When Carlson asked him about European concerns that a Russian victory in Ukraine could lead Putin to “walk to Europe”, Witkov responded with certainty: “100% no”.
He added that he does not believe that Moscow intends to “absorb” the whole of Ukraine, saying: “The Russians have whatever they want: they got back these five areas. They have Crimea. They got what they wanted. So what else do they want? “