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Donald Trump and UK PM Keir Starmer hinted at possible Russia-Ukraine ceasefire progress, expressing hope and reflecting on Trump’s ties with Putin.
US President Donald Trump. (AP File Photo)
US President Donald Trump hinted that a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war could be close, during a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Donald Trump said, “The Russia situation, I hope we’re going to have some good news for you coming up.”
He added, “Millions of people have died in that war, millions of souls… They’re being killed, and I feel I have an obligation to get it settled for that reason.”
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Despite his optimism, Donald Trump admitted he had underestimated the challenge of resolving the war. He said, “I’m very honored to tell you that we’ve solved seven wars, wars that were unsolvable. The one that I thought would be easiest would be because of my relationship with President Putin, but he’s let me down.”
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now into its fourth year, has so far defied Donald Trump’s efforts at brokering a settlement. On the campaign trail in 2024, Donald Trump had claimed he could end the conflict “in one day.”
Donald Trump also suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the war in 2022 because “he didn’t respect the leadership of the United States” at the time.
“If I were president, it would have never happened- and it didn’t happen for four years. People, most people, agree. It didn’t happen, nor was it close to happening,” he said.
UK PM Keir Starmer condemned Moscow’s latest escalation as he said, “In recent days, Putin has shown his true face, mounting the biggest attack since the invasion began- with yet more bloodshed, more innocents killed, and unprecedented violations of NATO airspace. These are not the actions of someone who wants peace. So we’ve discussed today how we can build our defences to further support Ukraine, and decisively increase the pressure on Putin to get him to agree to a peace deal that will last.”
Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
September 19, 2025, 18:32 IST
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