“It is a very difficult situation. I told you that I was very unhappy with my conversation with President Putin. He wants to go to the end, just keep killing people, it’s not good“Said Trump on the press on a Air Force One.
The American president also suggested that he could be ready to harden the sanctions against Russia, after having avoided in the last six months of resorting to it while he was trying to persuade his Russian counterpart to end the war. “”We are talking a lot about sanctions“said Trump about his conversations with Vladimir Putin.”He understands that it could happen“.
Trump added that he had also had one “very strategic call“With the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, when concerns grow in kyiv concerning the deliveries of American military aid. Mr. Zelensky indicated that the two leaders had agreed to work at”to strenghten“Ukraine’s air defenses, after the largest attack on drones and missiles suffered by Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on Friday.
Trump said that he also discussed the sending of Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine during a separate call with German Chancellor Friedrich on Friday, even if he had not yet decided to provide this key equipment. Mr. Merz “believes that they must be protected“Said Trump in reference to Ukraine.
