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President Donald Trump announced in an interview published Saturday that he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump said, “He wants to see people to die New York Post.
It was not immediately clear when the leaders spoke or if they took power in January, and how many times they spoke. CNN has reached the National Security Council for clarification.
Trump said in an interview that how many times he talks to Putin, but he emphasized “good relations” with his Russian counterpart.
The US president expressed hope that the Putin War in Ukraine, which is approaching its third anniversary, is coming to an end. Earlier, he had vowed to end the dispute within 24 hours of taking office.
“I hope it’s fast. Every day, people are dying. This war is very bad in Ukraine. I want to eliminate this indifferent thing, “he told the New York Post.
Trump said earlier this week that talks to end the war have “made a lot of progress.”
During the interview, which happened on Friday after Trump traveled to Air Force One, the president instructed his national security adviser, Mike Waltz, to “continue these meetings.”
“They want to meet. Every day, people are dying. The young men are being killed. Young, like my sons. On both sides all over the battlefield, “he said.
On Friday, the president told reporters that he would meet Ukrainian President Woldmeer Zelinsky next week and indicated that he had intended to talk to Putin.
“I will probably meet President Zilnsky next week, and I will probably talk to President Putin,” Trump said.
Zillsky is expected to guide the Ukrainian delegation at the Munich Security Conference, which includes Vice President JD Venus and a special envoy to Ukraine and Russia Keith Kelog, but not Trump.
Earlier this week, Trump said he wanted to access the supply of extraordinary land minerals in Ukraine in exchange for continuous US aid to the country.
“We want to make a contract with Ukraine, where they will make them safe, where they are giving them with their rare lands and other things,” Trump told reporters at the Oval Office. Like the United States, the same level of aid.
When it comes to the Ukraine war, the transactional proposal offers some insights about Trump’s intentions. It has long complained about the US burden in armed Kiev, but has not had details of his plans to stop or continue to support after taking power.
The Kremlin told CNN earlier this week that there was no serious talks about a possible meeting between Trump and Putin.
“They have no preliminary contact to see if they need to meet and when they need,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN’s Matthew Chance. CNN told Matthew Chance.
Amidst the growing expectation of communication between the two leaders, a senior Russian lawmaker told state media that probably earlier this month, “modern” preparations are underway for a meeting.
