US Prez Trump claims European leaders fearful of continued security guarantees
'They did. We talked about it. Yeah – it is what it is. I can say the same thing about them,' Trump added, in his interview with Fox News.
Security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe in case of potential Russian aggression was one of the key topics of the discussion, though the US President had dismissed the European fears of any such move, calling its fears 'overrated' and unfounded.
The said guarantees are not entirely clear, as the Russia-Ukraine war continues to reap havoc across the region, with Moscow gaining the edge due to its unrelenting assault despite Kyiv's sturdy defences.
Making his stance clear on the matter, Trump said that hostilities can be resolved more easily than they seem if only both Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladmir Putin can reach an agreement.
He further accused Europe of lacking the sense of urgency required in resolving the war as was needed, stating that he was more determined to end the Russia-Ukraine war than his European counterparts, referring to his meeting with one anonymous European official part of the delegation.
'One of the gentlemen, who is great guy, I hope I didn't insult him. He said, 'Well, let's meet in another month or two and let's see,'' Trump said.
''I said, 'A month or two? You're gonna have another 40,000 people dead in a month or two. You have to do it tonight,'' he added. 'And I did, actually. I called President Putin and I'm trying to work out a meeting with President Zelensky.' UNI ANV SSP
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