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phosphorusResident Donald Trump’s Obsession with Joe Biden and the 2020 Election Results permeate his discussions. discussed ending the war in Russia with the Ukrainian leader and commented to reporters afterwards.
Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday largely came as other conversations between the president and parties to the Ukraine-Russia conflict had concluded previously: Bragging about how “close” they were to the finish line.
The finish line once again seemed “close” yet so far away.
The two leaders met at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for lengthy closed-door discussions that appeared to last hours. Trump later told reporters alongside Zelensky that there were still “hard problems” that couldn’t be solved in one day – seemingly acknowledging his claim that he could end the war within that exact time period It’s impossible.
As the president spoke alongside his Ukrainian counterpart, it was clear what a verbal minefield Zelensky was walking into. Trump’s thoughts keep returning to problems that no longer exist Robert Miller An investigation into his 2016 campaign and his baseless insistence that the 2020 election was stolen.
“I’ve said it and no one questions that, if the election wasn’t rigged and stolen [in] In 2020, you wouldn’t have had this war. ” Trump roared to reporters as Zelensky stood awkwardly next to him.
“For four years, none of this has happened…I’ve had conversations with President Putin. Despite the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax, which is a complete hoax, I get along very well with him,” he said.
Trump’s persistence was also evident as he dismissed concerns a day earlier about a massive Russian attack on Kiev that killed two people and sparked accusations Vladimir Putin There was no interest in ending the war. In turn, his remarks to reporters struck the same chords as his crucial 2018 news conference with Putin, when Trump denied findings by U.S. intelligence agencies about Russian interference in U.S. politics.
“I can say that there have been some pretty strong attacks in Ukraine as well,” Trump retorted to a reporter asking Sunday about what appeared to be an attack on a Kiev apartment building a day earlier. The building was engulfed in flames.
“Russia wants Ukraine to succeed,” Trump declared. The Ukrainian president shook his head in surprise.
He went on to claim that he spoke with Putin about rebuilding Ukraine after the war, adding: “President Putin has been very generous to Ukraine’s success, including supplying energy at very low prices.”
Again, there was little discussion of how much pressure Trump would put on Russia to force Putin to make a deal if the Russian leader balked at U.S. negotiating terms proposed by Ukraine.
The focus remains on the divergence between the vision outlined by Trump and his negotiating team, led by Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Marco Rubio, and what Ukraine is willing to accept, which still appears to indicate a disagreement between the two sides over Ukraine’s security guarantees, particularly Ukraine’s recognition of Russian-occupied Donbas.
But after the Mar-a-Lago talks ended, there were few actual details about the issues that still need to be resolved.
Trump also spoke directly to Putin on Sunday before speaking to Zelensky. He then told reporters that he would call on Putin to object after meeting Zelensky.
He reiterated that the Russian president is serious about the goal of peace.
But when asked directly what would happen if the two sides were unable to reach an agreement in the coming weeks, Trump could only say that the carnage would continue and made no commitment to personally take further steps to end the war.
Although Trump on Sunday tried again to tout his so-called peacemaking record, as 2025 comes to a close, his public refusal to abandon the damage done by the investigation into his 2016 campaign’s alleged ties to Russia is increasingly likely to have tainted his view of the issues he has vowed to solve. It could make a solution — or the political will to implement it — more difficult.