The key facts
- At the White House, Trump called Russia a great power and a “big machine,” unlike Ukraine
- According to him, Russia continues to advance, and its territory grows “week after week”
- Earlier, Trump said Zelensky should end the conflict and look for another participant in the negotiations
Statement at the White House
US President Donald Trump, while speaking with journalists at the White House, stated that Russia, unlike Ukraine, is a great power and a “big machine.” In his assessment, Russia is a huge country, which cannot be said about Ukraine.
On the course of the conflict
Trump drew attention to the fact that Russia, in the course of the conflict around Ukraine, has taken control of a large territory and continues to advance. “Russia’s territory keeps getting bigger and bigger, week after week. They just move forward, they just keep advancing. They have an inexhaustible supply of people,” Life.ru quoted the American leader as saying.
Earlier — an appeal to Zelensky
Earlier, Trump stated that Volodymyr Zelensky could have secured more favorable terms in a peace settlement if he had heeded his recommendations, and that the conflict could have been ended much earlier. In the US president’s opinion, it is time for Zelensky to look for someone else to participate in the negotiation process on settling the conflict around Ukraine.
