{"id":383,"date":"2024-09-27T15:10:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oewar.com\/?p=383"},"modified":"2024-09-28T23:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T23:41:49","slug":"trump-zelensky-meet-to-discuss-ending-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oewar.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/27\/trump-zelensky-meet-to-discuss-ending-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump, Zelensky meet to discuss ending Ukraine war"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Friday with former President Trump, who lauded his relationship with Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting he could broker an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine “very quickly.”<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to work very much with both parties to try and get this settled,\u201d Trump told reporters alongside Zelensky.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a very good relationship, and I also have a very good relationship \u2014 as you know \u2014 with President Putin. And I think if we win, I think we’re going to get it resolved very quickly,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope we have more good relations,\u201d Zelensky cut in.<\/p>\n
“Oh, I see,” Trump responded. “But it takes two to tango, you know. And we’re going to have a good meeting today. And I think the fact that we’re even together today is a very good sign.”<\/p>\n
The two, who met at Trump Tower in New York City, shook hands and spoke briefly to the press before sitting down for talks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that we can work out something that\u2019s good for both sides. It\u2019s time,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBy the way, the president [Zelensky] knows that too. He wants to get something done. He doesn\u2019t want to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump, who has often voiced his deep skepticism of U.S. aid to Ukraine, said it was \u201can honor\u201d to meet with Zelensky. At a rally Wednesday, Trump joined other Republicans criticizing Zelensky over\u00a0perceptions that he favors<\/a>\u00a0Democrats in November\u2019s election.<\/p>\n Trump also has mocked Zelensky for only coming to the U.S. government for financial help.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery time Zelensky comes to the United States he walks away with $100 billion, I think he\u2019s the greatest salesman on Earth,\u201d Trump said Tuesday at a campaign event in Savannah, Ga.<\/p>\n The U.S. has provided Ukraine about $60 billion in military assistance since Russia first attacked the country in February 2022.<\/p>\n At the rally, Trump also praised Putin and Russia\u2019s military record, telling attendees: \u201cThey beat Hitler, they beat Napoleon. That\u2019s what they do, they fight. And it\u2019s not pleasant.\u201d<\/p>\n