‘Zelensky and Putin hate each other’: Trump says Russia-Ukraine deal ‘closer’, BUT...
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US President Donald Trump said the Russia-Ukraine deal is closer, highlighting personal and political tensions between Zelensky and Putin, which complicate negotiations, but a settlement may soon be achieved.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday (Jan 30) that "we are getting closer to getting a settlement on Russia and Ukraine". Speaking to reporters at the White House, the American president said the personal and political hostility between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, has complicated efforts to end the conflict.
"Zelensky and Putin hate each other, and it makes it very difficult. But I think we're getting very close to getting a settlement," Trump said. "I think that we have a good chance of getting it settled," he added.
Trump said on Thursday (Jan 29) that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, has agreed not fire on Kyiv for a week due to cold weather. "I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and various towns for a week, and he agreed to do that," Trump said at a Cabinet meeting. "It was very nice. A lot of people said, 'Don't waste the call, you're not going to get that.' And he did it," the American president added.
"It's extraordinary. It's not just like cold, it's extraordinary cold. Record setting cold, over there too, they are having the same, it's a big pile of bad weather," added Trump, comparing it to a current cold snap in Washington.
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"They've never experienced cold like that. And I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and the various towns for a week. And he agreed to do that, and I have to tell you, it was very nice," he further said.
