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People didn’t really know what President Putin’s thoughts were. But I think I can say with great confidence, he wants to see it ended also, so that’s good — and we’re going to work toward getting it ended and as fast as possible.”
Of his conversation with Putin, Trump said
I think long before President Putin, they said there’s no way they’d allow that.”
Trump said Wednesday of Russia
We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we must start by recognising that returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective,
Hegseth told a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels
I think we're on the way to getting peace. I think President Putin wants peace, President Zelenskyy wants peace and I want peace. I just want to see people stop getting killed,
he addedHe wants it to end. He doesn't want to end it and then go back to fighting six months later,
Trump told reporters in the Oval OfficeI had a meaningful conversation with @POTUS. We... talked about opportunities to achieve peace, discussed our readiness to work together ...and Ukraine's technological capabilities... including drones and other advanced industries,
Zelenskyy wrote on X
We share President Trump’s desire to bring this barbaric war to an end. Russia could do this tomorrow by withdrawing its forces and ending its illegal invasion,
the spokesperson said
We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other's Nations,
Trump said about a plan to end the war in Ukraine
The topic of the Middle East settlement, the Iranian nuclear program, and bilateral Russian-American relations in the economic area were talked about during the conversation,
he saidI just had a lengthy and highly productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia,
Trump said
President Trump spoke in favor of stopping hostilities as soon as possible and solving the problem by peaceful means,
Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in his readout of the callThe United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,
Hegseth said
I think that getting Mark Fogel out was critical and the Russians were very, very helpful in that effort and very accommodating,
Witkoff said, speaking to reporters at the White HouseI feel like the luckiest man on Earth right now,
Fogel said as he stood next to Trump at the White House late TuesdayMillions of people have died in a war that would not have happened if I were president, but it did happen, so it must end. No more lives should be lost!"
Trump wrote
As we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine,
Trump wrote
The Russian President supported one of the main theses of the head of the American state that the time has come for our countries to work together,
the Kremlin spokesperson saidI have asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, and Ambassador and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, to lead the negotiations which, I feel strongly, will be successful."
Posting on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump wroteHe has a very strong friendship with President Trump. He encouraged and pushed behind the scenes. He was a cheerleader for the deal and for the two leaders to come together,
Witkoff said
He was bridging between the two sides,
Witkoff said