While campaigning for re-election, U.S. President Donald Trump had made claim he would end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office.
But more than four months later, the prospects of a ceasefire appear as remote as ever, with Russia launching a fierce bombardment of Ukraine in recent days….so one can understand his frustration.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday concerning the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Rubio told reporters that Trump is ‘frustrated’ that there’s not been more flexibility on the Russian side to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.
Now on Monday, in one of Trump’s announcements from the White House, the President says Moscow needs to get Russia’s economy back on track.
‘Russia has “tremendous potential” and it should use its resources for trade rather than a war. i speak to him a lot,’ Trump says of Russia’s President Putin.
He says the conversations are very pleasant, but adds the talk ‘doesn’t mean anything’ once missiles hit cities.
In his briefing, he also wouldn’t be drawn on how far he was willing to go in response if Putin were to escalate matters with the US.
‘Don’t get me started on that,’ the president responded, adding that he wants to ‘get the war settled’.
In his mega statement, he confirmed that top of the line weapons would be sent to Ukraine in an operation which would be co-ordinated by NATO.
