US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the administration’s efforts to secure a Russian-Uk-in peace agreement are in progress and want to meet with President Vladimir Putin, Russia.
Trump said in a very anticipated speech through VideoLink in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Otherwise, it comes from a wastes of millions of life. “
In December, Trump said Putin expressed interest in meeting him.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Wink wrote a year -end press conference and Winks, a call held in Moscow, Russia on December 19, 2024.
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Trump also said he did not provide details and said on Thursday:
Meanwhile, he suggested that oil prices are the reason for the war and demanded the producer group OPEC to lower prices.
Trump threatened to impose “high levels of” sanctions and tariffs on Russia if he did not “deal” to end the war with Ukraine earlier this week.
His approach was praised by Mark Rutte, Secretary -General NATO in an interview with the WEF on Thursday. Rutte told CNBC that he was “very happy” with Trump’s sanctions threat. Dick School, Dutch Prime Minister, similarly approved the president’s opinion, and CNBC said that the sanctions were “pressure to act in Russia.”
President VolodyMyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine attends the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on January 21, 2025.
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Ukrainian President VolodyMyr Zelenskyy had a more skeptical atmosphere in a speech in Davos on Tuesday, asking if Trump asked if he would not know Europe. Zelenskyy suggested that the war is celebrating its third anniversary, attending the event to encourage KYIV’s peace suggestions, and that Trump can overlook Europe to intermediate the Ukrainian peace talks in cooperation with Russia and China.
Washington has already announced sanctions against the Russian area, including transportation and energy, along with individuals who are already considered to maintain war efforts. The United States also provided the greatest financial support to Ukraine in all countries, including billions of military aids.
The US funds for the key were increasingly politically controversial, struggling to struggle to pass foreign aid bills, including $ 60 billion in Ukrainian support in April 2024. Trump’s re -election in November raised questions about the future of war, Europe will increase its own contribution to Ukraine.
NATO Head Rutte told CNBC that Europe should “strengthen” its sanctions to “root the Russian economy.”
