Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was taking “seriously” the comments of the American presidential candidate Donald Trump that could bring about a quick end to the war in Ukraine.
“Mr. Trump claims, as a presidential candidate, that he has the willingness and the will to stop the war in Ukraine and we take that very seriously.“Putin said in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
“Obviously, I am not aware of the possible proposals on how [Trump] wants to do that. And of course that is a key issue. But I have no doubt that he means it. And we will support him.“he continued.
Putin made the comments less than a week before a NATO summit in Washington to address the war in Ukraine, and with the prospect of Trump returning to the White House in November’s election.
The eventual victory of the former Republican president (2017-2021) raises great uncertainties about the continuity of US support for Ukraine, which has been facing a Russian invasion for more than two years.
Trump He stated in May 2023 that he would put an end to that conflict.in 24 hours“if he were to lead his country again.
And last week he argued, during his debate with outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden, that Russia “would never have invaded Ukraine“If an American president”respected by Putin” would have been in power in Washington when the Russian president launched the operation in February 2022.
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Source: Gestion
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