United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday (23) that US efforts to secure a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine are “hopefully underway”, but did not give further details.
“It’s very important to do this. There is a huge slaughter, it is time to put an end to it”, he declared at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he participates through a video conference. “Millions of soldiers are being killed.”
As the war approaches its fourth year, Western authorities estimate that Russia’s front-line actions are causing up to 1,500 deaths and injuries per day, with casualties approaching 700,000, according to the Ministry of Defense. of UK Defense. U.S. officials also estimated about a year ago that about 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and nearly twice that number were injured.
Previously, Trump even said he would end the war in Ukraine in one day.
More recently, the president stated that he is trying to schedule a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible in-person meeting.
Trump criticized Putin when speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, saying the Russian leader “isn’t doing very well.” These comments are a departure from Trump’s typically complimentary rhetoric toward the Russian ruler.
This content was originally published in “In progress”, says Trump about efforts to reach an agreement between Russia and Ukraine on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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