The Republican said he will end the conflict in “24 hours” after he takes office as president of the United States
Winner of the United States presidential elections this year, Donald Trump (Republican Party) stated that his main priority in the new government will be “resolve Ukraine’s problem with “. The Republican takes office as head of the White House on January 20 of next year.
“Both countries are suffering incredible human losses. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are dying”said the republican in an interview with the French magazine Paris Matchreleased this Wednesday (Dec 11, 2024). Trump also stated that he will end the conflict in “24 hours”as soon as he takes office as president of the USA.
The interview takes place days after a meeting between Trump and (Servant of the People, center), Ukrainian president. After that, the republican published an appeal on social media for an “immediate ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, asking the warring countries to come to an end. “negotiations”. Last Sunday (Dec 8), when asked whether he would reduce economic aid to Kiev, the republican stated that “possibly, yes, certainly”.
In response, Zelensky published on the social network X (formerly Twitter) that the country needs “a just and lasting peace, a peace that the Russians will not be able to destroy within a few years, as they have repeatedly done in the past. This is clear not only for our country and region”.
The Ukrainian president also stated that “when we talk about effective peace with Russia, we must, first of all, talk about effective guarantees of peace. Ukrainians want peace more than anyone else. Russia brought war to our land, and it is Russia who most seeks to disrupt the possibility of peace.”he added.
Donald Trump also said that the situation in the Middle East is “less difficult”. On social media, the former president wrote that the United States should not be involved in the conflict in Syria, where rebels overthrew the regime of Bashar al-Assad. There are many crises in the world.
“In the last few days, we have had a new one in Syria. They will have to manage it themselves because we are not involved there. The Middle East is also a big priority, but I think it is a less difficult situation to manage than Ukraine and Russia.”he commented.
