President Trump on Friday wouldn’t say if he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since he started his 2nd time period however stated there are ongoing discussions about finishing the battle in Ukraine.
“We’ll be speaking,” Trump stated in keeping with a reporter’s query about whether or not he is had a decision with Putin. “We’ve been — we’ll be speaking, and I think we’ll perhaps do something that will be significant. We want to end that war. That war would have never started when I was president.”
“And we are having discussions, yes,” he added, whilst taking questions from journalists within the Oval Place of work.
When requested if discussions are ongoing, the president answered, “already talking, yes.” However, when puzzled about if that suggests he has already talked to Putin, he answered, “I don’t want to say that. But we are having very serious discussions.”
“I just don’t want to say that. We are having very serious discussions about that war, want to get it ended,” he added.
Trump has been searching for to power Putin into coming to the negotiating desk to finish the battle since he used to be sworn-in ultimate week.
Slightly greater than 48 hours since returning to the White Space, Trump stated Putin is “destroying his country” with the just about three-year battle towards Kyiv. He additionally threatened higher sanctions on Russia and its enablers if a deal isn’t temporarily reached.
