The Russian soldiers are killed at a faster pace than Ukrainian ones, says Trump, after being “disappointed” by Putin

Vladimir Putin “kills many people and loses more people than killing,” US President Donald Trump said on Thursday after reporters insured his statement that Russian leader “disappointed,” says Sky News.

“Well, disappointed me,” Trump replied, reaffirming his position, at the common press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in London, at the end of his state visit to the United Kingdom.

“He kills many people and loses more people than killing, honestly, Russian soldiers are killed at a faster pace than Ukrainian soldiers,” the White House leader continued.

He also claimed once again that the Ukraine war would never start if he was president.

“There are millions of people who have died in that war, millions of souls, and they are not American soldiers,” added Trump.

“The soldiers are killed at a pace never encountered since World War II. I feel that I have the obligation to solve this situation for this reason,” the US president said.

Then Trump reiterated something he told the Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski in the Oval Office-that the current conflict could have degenerated into a Third World War.

“It is a war that could have been a third World War and I do not think we will get there now,” said the White House leader. “He was heading for a third World War and what sin it would have been.”

For his part, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stressed that “we must exert additional pressure on Putin.”

“Only after the president (Trump, no) exerted pressure on Putin, he gave signs that he would be willing to act,” Starmer said.

Referring to the recent attacks on government buildings and the British Council headquarters in Kiev, the head of the London government said, referring to Putin, that they “are not the actions of someone who wants peace.”

“We are ready to take the initiative in this regard,” added Starmer, referring to European and NATO allies, as well as efforts to guarantee any potential peace agreement.

Trump acknowledges that he has overestimated his ability to stop war

Previously during the common press conference, Donald Trump was disappointed by his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as he thought he could negotiate with him the conclusion of the war in Ukraine, but failed.

“It honors me to tell you that I have resolved seven wars, seven unresolved wars, wars that could not be negotiated or solved,” Trump said, without specifying what wars they refer to.

The conflict in Ukraine is the “the easiest to solve, taking into account my relationships with Putin, but he disappointed me. I really disappointed me,” Trump said, quoted by AFP, EFE and Agerpres.

On his side, Prime Minister Starmer insistently demanded “emphasizing pressure” on Putin, hoping that in this way, through new sanctions against Russia and increasing military aid for Ukraine, the Russian leader will stop the war and withdraw his troops from this country.

“If the price of oil decreases, Putin will retire”

Trump also believed that a decrease in oil price on the international market would force Russia to cease the war, as it could no longer finance its army. “It is very simple: if the price of oil decreases, Putin will withdraw. It will not have another option,” said the US president.

He asked the European countries on Sunday to tighten the sanctions against Russia and also reiterated his previous request addressed to these countries to completely cease the purchase of Russian oil as a measure against Moscow.

Moreover, Trump sent a letter to Member States in NATO on Saturday to warn them that the United States will not impose new sanctions as long as some of these states continue to buy Russian oil.

The series of high level meetings driven by Trump after a summit with Putin in Alaska did not lead to results for a perspective of cessation of the Russian-Ukrainian war, as Russia is primarily concerned about territorial issues, while Kiev and its European allies are concerned about security guarantees for Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski rejects any transfer of territories to Russia, who, on his side, rejects any troops from NATO countries as a security guarantee for Ukraine, and the latter European allies still assure all the support if the war will continue.