Trump says he and Putin could do something 'significant' toward ending Russia's war in Ukraine
Trump says he and Putin could do something ‘significant’ toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine
Trump says he and Putin could do something ‘significant’ toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.
“We will be speaking, and I think will perhaps do something that’ll be significant,” Trump said in an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office. “We want to end that war. That war would have not started if I was president.”
Trump did not say who from his administration has been in contact with the Russians but insisted the two sides were “already talking.”
Asked if he has already spoken directly with Putin, Trump was coy: “I don’t …