Trump says ending Russia’s war on Ukraine is taking longer than expected

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he remains committed to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, but conceded that the war against Ukraine is taking longer than usual, while speaking to reporters at the press conference with the Saudi Prince Mohammad Bin Salman. Trump claimed that he successfully managed to end eight wars and said he was confident about the ninth one, too.

“I stopped eight wars. And I need to stop one more with [Russian dictator Vladimir] Putin,” Trump said, “I’m a little surprised by Putin. It’s taking longer than I thought.”

During the CBS interview, Trump said that he displayed a list of 8 wars he ended. These included Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, India and Pakistan, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, and Israel and Hamas. On November 11, Atlantic reported that Trump was visibly ‘frustrated’ at his inability to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

Kremlin says its position remains unchanged

Kremlin on Tuesday also said that it has not shifted its stance since the US President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in August at the Alaska Summit. “Talks were held in Anchorage, and so far there’s nothing to add to what was discussed in Anchorage”, said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. This came as a response when a Russian enquired after an Axios report, which claimed that the USSpecial Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff and Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev had a meeting in Miami, Florida, where they came up with a 28-point peace proposal.