'I Trust Nobody': Trump Says He's ‘Disappointed But Not Done' With Putin
Russia-Ukraine War: Donald Trump expressed disappointment with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine aggression.
US President Donald Trump said he is 'disappointed but not done" with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid continued aggression by Moscow in Ukraine. Speaking from the Oval Office, Donald Trump was asked whether he still trusts Vladimir Putin or not with respect to Ukraine peace talks.
'I trust almost nobody," the US President said bluntly, while reiterating that he still sees potential for a diplomatic breakthrough with Moscow, as per the BBC. This comes as Donald Trump unveiled plans to send weapons to Kyiv and warned of 'severe tariffs" on Russia if a ceasefire deal isn't reached within the next 50 days.
'We're working at it," Donald Trump told the BBC when asked how he would stop the bloodshed, adding, 'We'll have a great conversation. I'll say: 'That's good, I'll think we're close to getting it done' and then Putin will knock down a building in Kyiv." The US President claimed he had believed a deal to end the war was imminent on four separate occasions but said that each time Russia escalated military action in Ukraine.
How Close Are Russia And Ukraine To A Peace Deal?
Russia has ramped up its drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, leading to some of the highest civilian casualty tolls since the war began. The escalation comes more than two years after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Despite the intensifying violence, Vladimir Putin has continued to claim he wants peace but only if what he describes as the war's 'root causes" are addressed as he has blamed the conflict on perceived external threats to Russia's security from Kyiv, NATO and what he calls the 'collective West."
Earlier Donald Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House where he supported the military alliance he once called 'obsolete" and affirmed support for Article 5, the mutual defense clause at the heart of the alliance.
'NATO is strong," Donald Trump said, adding, 'And it has to stay strong."
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