Ukraine “would like to” make a peace deal with Russia, US President-elect Donald Trump has claimed after a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky in Paris. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump called for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Moscow and Kiev.
Trump’s remarks came after reports emerged of regime change in Syria, a key ally of Russia in the Middle East. Jihadists have taken over the Syrian capital Damascus and toppled President Bashar Assad’s 24-year rule. In his post Trump speculated that Assad’s “protector,” Russia, “was not interested in protecting him any longer.”
“Likewise, Zelensky and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have ridiculously lost 400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians. There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin,” the President-elect said, adding that if the conflict is not resolved, “it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse.”
Trump made the statements after three-way talks with Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Saturday. In a post on X, Macron said that the meeting was focused on “common action for peace and security.”
Also in a post on X on Sunday, Zelensky described the talks as “good and productive” and focused on the fact that “we all want this war to end as soon as possible and in a just way.”
Moscow has maintained that any settlement must begin with Ukraine withdrawing its forces from Russian territory, including the former Ukrainian regions, ensuring the rights of Russian-speakers and becoming a neutral state.
Trump has repeatedly promised that he would end the Ukraine conflict within “24 hours” of taking office, but has never explained how. Recent media reports claimed that he could push for a freeze in fighting along the current line of contact and force both sides to sit down for talks using US aid to Kiev as leverage.
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I believe Ukraine was just swapped for Syria, Israil gets the river to the sea, Turkey gets to kill all the Kurds, the Palestinians get shipped to eastern Syria, NATO though that Russia would become involved and they could take advantage of an overstretched Russia. (but did not know that the swap had been done). Israil has a buffer between them and Iran. I wonder who could have of thought of this plan, (other than me.)
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