President-elect Donald Trump urged Russia to negotiate a halt to the fighting in Ukraine following to fall of the Assad regime in Syria — saying the Kremlin was in a “weakened state” as a result of the war and the “bad economy.”
President-elect Donald Trump urged Russia to negotiate a halt to the fighting in Ukraine following to fall of the Assad regime in Syria — saying the Kremlin was in a “weakened state” as a result of the war and the “bad economy.”
“There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin. Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse,” Trump, 78, posted on Truth Social early Sunday.
“I know Vladimir [Putin] well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!”
Moscow has been skeptical about a ceasefire — at least in the public eye, contending that it would give Kyiv time to regroup and strengthen its defense. The Kremlin has demanded Ukraine pull out of Russian-annexed territory in the besieged country despite not having full control over it.
The incoming president, who has long signaled a strong desire to end the war, huddled with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron during the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday.
Trump, who has at times expressed a fascination with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, remarked about how feeble Moscow appeared in Syria after the shocking and swift fall of Bashar al-Assad, whom Russia backed with troops, aircraft and navy ships.
