United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that it was “a little sarcastic” when he repeatedly said, as a White House candidate, that he would resolve the war between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours-and even before taking office.
Trump was asked about his promise during an interview with the television program “Full Measter”, at a time when his administration still tries to negotiate a solution to the conflict, 54 days after the beginning of his second term.
“Well, I was being a little sarcastic when I said that,” Trump said in a video released before the episode that airs on Sunday. “What I really mean is that I would like to solve the problem and, I think, I think I will be successful,” said the president of the United States.
It was a rare confession of Trump, which has a long history of making exaggerated statements. Trump said in an interview with CNN in May 2023: “They are dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I will do that – I will do that in 24 hours. ”
“I will solve [a guerra na Ucrânia] Even before I became president, ”said Trump during his debate in September with then-president and presidential candidate Kamala Harris. “If I win, when I am elected, I will talk to one, I will talk to the other. I will add them, ”added the Republican.
His special envoy, Steve Witkoff, was in Moscow this week for talks about a US-proposed ceasefire, which Ukraine has accepted.
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In the interview, Trump was also asked what the plan would be if Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, did not agree with a ceasefire in the war that began three years ago.
“Bad news for this world, because many people are dying,” Trump replied. “But I think, I think he [Putin] will agree. I think I know him very well and I think he will agree, ”added the president of the United States.
