— There's a meeting on Saturday. We will see whether we will participate in it or not. We said we would attend the meeting if we thought there was a chance… They wanted me to attend. They want us to participate. (…) We don't want to waste a lot of time, Trump said in a conversation with journalists in the Oval Office.
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Will Trump attend Saturday's meeting on Ukraine?
What are Ukraine's expectations towards the US?
What does Trump think about the agreement with Russia?
Why doesn't Trump want a third world war?
He noted that the United States is participating in the negotiations regarding Ukraine because its participation is desirable. — Ukraine really wants our involvement. Europe wants our involvement. I have great relations with European countries, as you know, he added.
Trump points to Zelensky. “His people liked the idea of the agreement, but he didn't.”
The president was asked by a journalist whether the US remains committed to its commitment to ensuring security for Ukraine. — We would help with security, because it is a big and important factor for this (agreement) to come about. I thought we were very close to an agreement with Russia. I thought we were very close to an agreement with Ukraine. In fact, (Volodymyr) Zelensky's people, apart from himself, liked the idea of this agreement, he replied.
He noted that the agreement consists of “four or five different parts.” — It's a bit complicated because the territory is divided in a certain way. This is not the easiest thing. It's like a complicated real estate deal times a thousand. But this is an agreement that would stop the killing of thousands of people every month, he added.
Trump: We don't want a third world war
He emphasized that “the war is not really about the US until it gets out of control.” “Things like this end up in World War III and we don't want that to happen,” Trump said.
Earlier on Thursday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Trump was frustrated with Russia and Ukraine and added that Washington would send a representative to talks in Europe over the weekend if it believed the meeting could be productive.
According to Axios, Ukraine and European countries would be represented by national security advisers. However, it is not clear – as the portal noted – whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also President Trump's national security adviser, would be present.
