Trump would rather not be with Putin and Zelenskyy. “It’s like gathering olive oil and vinegar”

“They don’t get along very well for obvious reasons.” Trilateral meeting would take place after the Putin-Zelenskyy meeting, but not even this meeting is still planned, Kremlin said.

United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would rather not be present in a conversation with Russian counterparts, Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and to gather both was like gathering “olive oil and vinegar.”

“We’ll see if Putin and Zelenskyy work together. It’s a little like olive oil and vinegar. Do not get along very well, for obvious reasons“Said the US president during a brief change of impressions with journalists.

Donald Trump avoided working that the presidents of Russia and Ukraine will find themselves and about their eventual presence at the meeting, admitting: “I would rather not be present.”

“I prefer they meet and see what they do,” added the US president.

For Trump, continuing conflict at the current pace “is very stupid” as it leaves thousands of victims a week, although on this occasion it has avoided directly blaming the leaders of the two neighboring countries for the continuation of the war, as you have done on other occasions.

Trump said on Thursday he will know more details “in the next two weeks” about the hypotheses of peace in the war in Ukraine.

“I would say that in the next two weeks we will know in one way or another. After that, Perhaps we have to adopt a different approach“The US President said during a telephone interview with conservative radio host Todd Starnes, without detailing when asked about the possibility of peace in the war that has been lasting for another three years.

“No expected meeting” between Putin and Zelenskyy

The Republican leader met on Friday with Putin in a United States, and with Zelenskyy in Washington on Monday in an attempt to mediate a possible respite in the conflict.

After the meeting in the oval room, Trump said it was agreed that Putin and Zelenskyy will find themselves in the next two weeks, face to face, and “if all goes well” will gather both of them, but apparently this is not confirmed. Also the German chancellor confirmed that the Russian President accepted, in a telephone conversation with the US President, to meet with the Ukrainian counterpart within 15 days.

However, the clashes and bombings continue aside, with Zelensky on Thursday to stress in a message to the nation on their social networks that, “at this time, the signs sent by Russia are simply indecent.” The Ukrainian President accused Russia of “trying to avoid the need to organize a meeting.”

In turn, Russian diplomacy head, Serguei Lavrov, accused Ukraine on Thursday not wanting a “last and lasting solution” for the conflict and said on Friday that “no encounter” between Putin and Zelensky is expected.