Trump Privately Tells European Leaders What Pretty Much Everyone Already Suspects About Putin

Vladimir Putin and Donald TrumpDonald Trump has finally acknowledged that Vladimir Putin is not willing to end his war in Ukraine because he believes he is winning, according to reports.The US president allegedly made the revelation during a phone call with European leaders – excluding UK PM Keir Starmer – on Monday.The American newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, cited three people familiar with the conversation in its reporting.While the rest of Ukraine’s allies have long believed that Moscow has no intention of ending the war, this is the first time Trump has admitted it.In public, the US president has repeatedly claimed he believes Putin wants peace.Trump’s administration has been trying to force both sides to the negotiation table for a quick resolution to the war ever since he returned to office in January.But he seemed to waiver on that commitment following his two-hour phone call with Putin.When speaking to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on the phone, he appeared “noncommittal” and said he did not like the term “unconditional” when it comes to ceasefires.The phone call was arranged at the last minute, and Starmer was meeting with business leaders at the time so could not attend. UK teams have since been debriefed by the US.On social media, Trump claimed his chat with his Russian counterpart was “excellent”, adding: “If it wasn’t, I would say so now.”But the US president was unable to secure any guarantees from Putin on signing a 30-day ceasefire during their lengthy chat.Trump did not threaten to impose further sanctions on Russia unless it showed it was willing to stop the Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine either, even though he was expected to pile on the pressure.Instead, the US president seemed to hint at withdrawing from the peace process altogether.He told reporters on Monday, after the phone call: “This isn’t my war. We got ourselves entangled in something we shouldn’t have been involved in.”Renewed ceasefire talks in the Vatican are expected to start in June.Related...Putin Is Putting People Older Than The Average Russian Life Expectancy In Positions Of Power, UK SaysTrump Says He Plans To Talk To Putin About Deploying Nuclear Weapons In SpaceTrump Boasts About 'Excellent' Phone Call With Putin After Securing Zero Ceasefire Guarantees

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