President Donald Trump said a deal ending hostilities “could be made very fast,” but he said Zelenskyy doesn’t seem to be interested.
Trump is still describing the economic agreement with Ukraine “a great deal” after refusing to sign it last week when he said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was disrespectful during a contentious Oval Office meeting.
Trump: “I want to see it end fast. I don't want to see this go on for years and years. Now, President Zelensky supposedly made a statement today in AP, I'm not a big fan of AP, so maybe it was an incorrect statement, but he said he thinks the war's going to go on for a long time. And he better not be right about that. That's all I'm saying."
Reporter: "Russia says that your administration's foreign policy is, quote, largely in line with their vision.”
Trump: “Well, I’ll tell you what, I think it takes two to tango, and you're gonna have to make a deal with Russia, and you're going to have to make a deal with Ukraine. You're going to have to have the assent, and you're gonna have to have the consent from the European nations, because I think that's important. And from us, I think everybody has to get into a room, so to speak, and we have to make a deal and the deal can be made very fast. It should not be that hard a deal to make. It can be made very fast. Now, maybe somebody doesn't want to make a deal, and if somebody doesn't want to make a deal, I think that person won't be around very long. That person will not be listened to very long, because I believe that Russia wants to make a deal. I believe certainly the people of Ukraine want to make a deal. They've suffered more than anybody else. We talk about suffering."