“I thought that one of the seven wars that I would stop would be this particular war. I thought it would be easiest, since I always had a good relationship with President Putin. I thought it would be easiest to do. But in the war you never know what would happen. There are always many surprises and surprises – both good and bad,” the head of the White House said.
According to him, no one expected that the Russian-Ukrainian war would last so long.
“Everyone thought that Russia would win this war in three days, but it didn’t happen. It was assumed that it would be a quick collision. But everything turned out differently. It puts Russia in a bad light. Regardless of what will happen next, it should have been for several days, as if for three and a half years and kill from 5 thousand to 7 thousand soldiers from both sides. thousand up to 7 thousand young people, in cities where they shoot missiles and drop bombs, there are fewer victims, ”the US president noted.
Trump also once again emphasized that this war would not be if he was the president.
Context
Prior to taking office, President Trump repeatedly stated that he would be able to quickly complete the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. He said that he could do this in a day, but after taking office, he stated that it was a joke. According to The Wall Street Journal, at the beginning of his presidency, Trump instructed the special representative in Ukraine Kit Kellogue to complete the war in 100 days (this period has expired in April). In early July, Trump admitted that he was no longer sure that he would be able to end the war at all.
In July 2025 Trump He threatened that if the illegitimate president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin does not conclude a peace agreement with Ukraine within 50 days, The United States will introduce secondary 100 percent duties against the Russian Federation. In addition, the US president approved an agreement according to which NATO allies will be able to buy weapons from the USA for Ukraine.
Trump He repeatedly expressed disappointment in Putin. On September 18, he stated that Putin led him, two days later he suggested, that Russia will lose in the war against Ukraine. Earlier, on September 14, he first publicly called the Russian Federation an aggressor in the war.
