President Trump explains the delay in resolving the Ukraine issue
President Trump said the reason for the delay in resolving the conflict in Ukraine was due to Mr. Zelensky.
According to RIA Novosti on June 26, after the NATO summit and meeting with the Ukrainian leader in The Hague, US President Donald Trump held a press conference. Mr. Trump said that resolving the Ukrainian crisis had become more difficult due to the "problem" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
At a press conference, President Trump said that his promise to end the fighting in Ukraine “within 24 hours” was “sarcastic.” In reality, resolving the crisis was not as easy as he expected.
“I was surprised. I thought it would be easier,” President Trump said.
The White House chief said he did not discuss the issue of establishing a ceasefire with Mr. Zelensky. The US president did not directly answer the question of allocating more aid to Ukraine, instead saying: “We will see what happens.” However, the US will consider the possibility of providing Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine.
“They really want interceptors, like the Patriot missiles. We'll see if we can get them some of those missiles," President Trump said.
Regarding the question about the Russian President, Mr. Trump said he had no doubt about Mr. Putin's desire to reach a peaceful solution. The US President also shared about the upcoming phone call with his Russian counterpart, but did not specify a specific time.
Bloomberg on June 26 quoted a reliable source as saying that President Donald Trump did not directly mention Russia during a closed-door meeting at the NATO summit in The Hague.
“President Trump did not directly mention Russia in his speech,” Bloomberg said.
