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President Trump connected Sunday voiced disappointment successful Russia portion urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to "stop shooting" and motion a U.S.-brokered bid woody to extremity the warfare with Ukraine.
“Well, I privation him to halt shooting, beryllium down and motion a deal,” Trump told reporters erstwhile asked what helium wants the Russian person to bash astatine this moment.
“We person the confines of a deal, I believe, and I privation him to motion it and beryllium done with it,” the president added.
Trump reiterated his vexation with Putin aft Russia past week launched its deadliest onslaught connected Kyiv successful 9 months. The rocket and drone strikes killed astatine slightest 9 radical and wounded much than 70, including six children, according to Ukrainian officials.
“I was precise disappointed that missiles were flying, by Russia,” Trump said, aboriginal adding helium was “surprised and disappointed, precise disappointed, that they did the bombing of those places aft discussion.”
The remarks travel arsenic Trump and his aides person sought to ramp up unit connected some sides to hold to a bid deal, informing if there’s nary woody soon, the U.S. mightiness “move on” from efforts to facilitate the negotiation.
Details of the connection person not been made public, but reports have indicted the woody would see U.S. designation of Crimea arsenic portion of Russia, a imaginable Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has flatly rejected.
“Ukraine volition not legally admit the concern of Crimea,” Zelensky said past week. “There’s thing to speech astir here.”
Trump was asked Sunday whether Zelensky raised the contented of Crimea erstwhile the 2 leaders met up of Pope Francis's ceremonial successful Rome the erstwhile day.
“He did, precise briefly,” Trump responded.
“But Crimea was fixed distant by Barack Hussein Obama and by Biden,” Trump continued, referring to his Democratic predecessors. “That's 11 oregon 12 years ago. That's a agelong clip ago. I don't cognize however you tin bring up Crimea due to the fact that that's been a agelong time. Nobody brought it up for 12 years, and present they bring it up now."
“Maybe spell backmost to Obama, inquire him wherefore they gave it up," helium added, reiterating disapproval helium voiced past week erstwhile Zelensky rejected the thought of recognizing Crimea arsenic portion of Russia.
Trump connected Sunday described his gathering with Zelensky wrong St. Peter's Basilica successful the Vatican arsenic “good,” “nice” and “beautiful,” but said there’s “a pugnacious roadworthy ahead.”
The U.S. president said Zelensky reiterated his petition for weapons, with Trump adding, “But he’s been saying that for 3 years, helium needs much weapons.”
“We're going to spot what happens,” Trump continued. “I privation to spot what happens with respect to Russia.”
