On NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday night President Donald Trump reiterated prior statements by him and Vice President JD Vance that the U.S. is ready to “walk away” from the Ukraine peace negotiations if progress fails to be made. Sunday’s statement is notable as the prior statements have all been made before the signing of Washington’s mineral deal.
“I do believe we’re closer with one party. And maybe not as close with the other, but we’ll have to see,” Trump said. “Five thousand soldiers a week on average, are dying. They’re not American soldiers. But I want to solve the problem.”
The “Meet The Press” interview was conducted for Trump’s first 100 days in office. The President recently got his mineral deal signed by Kiev and is now looking to end the war or cut his losses as he moves into the next phase of his presidential agenda.
The White House has already ordered Moscow and Kiev to begin direct peace negotiations with each other. The day prior, the Kremlin announced it is ready for direct negotiations with Ukrainian Dictator Vladimir Zelensky.
It appears the only holdup for peace is Ukraine’s Dictator.
The U.S. is sending more air defense systems to Ukraine, likely to protect the new U.S.-backed mining operations as part of the mineral deal.
The defensive missile systems are not designed for offensive attack and are likely necessary for safe mineral extraction operations due to the country’s Dictator opting to keep his war going while Trump tries to recoup Washington’s financial losses that paid for Zelensky’s military losses.
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