Trump talks about the war between Ukraine and Russia and responds to the EU: Putin is willing to cease fire, but Biden is incapable of handling, imposing equivalent tariffs to safeguard American interests

US President Trump (Donald Trump) was interviewed on 2/17, talking about international issues such as the Ukrainian-Russian war, US military support for Ukraine, and the Israeli-Kazakh conflict. He stressed that the Ukrainian-Russian war could have been avoided and believed that Russian President Vladimir Putin (Putin) wanted to stop the war, but the incompetence of the Biden (Joe Biden) administration led to the continuation of the war. In addition, Trump said the European Union would be responsible for their loss if it banned imports of U.S. food, and revealed that he may soon meet with Putin in Saudi Arabia.

Trump talks about the Ukraine-Russia war, both sides want to end the war

Trump said he is working hard to promote a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire and said that this war should not have happened, criticizing the incompetence of the (Joe Biden) administration for the ongoing conflict.

He mentioned: “I think Putin wants to stop the war, we talked for a long time. Russia is a formidable military machine, they once defeated Hitler, they also defeated Napoleon, they fought a lot, but now they want a truce.”

Asked if Putin’s goal was to occupy all of Ukraine, Trump responded: “No, I think he wants a truce.” I asked him this question because if he is going to continue to expand, it will be a big problem for us." He further said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (Zelenskyy) equally wants an end to the war.

Can Europe buy American-made weapons for military support to Ukraine?

Trump did not give a clear answer as to whether to allow European countries to buy American weapons and supply them to Ukraine. He stressed that the United States should prioritize the truce rather than continuing to supply weapons, reiterating: “This war could have been easily prevented.”

When asked whether Russia would attack NATO (NATO), Trump directly denied: “I don’t think it will happen, I don’t think it will happen at all.” In addition, in response to Vice President J.D. Vance’s statement that the United States may take military action if Russia is unwilling to negotiate, Trump said: “I don’t think he meant that.”

( US Vice President JD Vance Munich speech: The real threat in Europe is the collapse of democracy, and the non-Russian and Chinese threats )

Talking about the Israeli-Kazakh conflict, supporting Israel’s “peace through strength”

Referring to Israel’s (Hamas) conflict with Hamas, Trump said he told Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu (Benjamin Netanyahu): “You can do whatever you want.” and accused Hamas of violating the agreement by failing to release the hostages promised to be exchanged. Trump added: “When I made my statement, they immediately handed over all the hostages, including an American.”

He emphasized that the United States should maintain the principle of “Peace through Strength” (Peace through Strength), and criticized the Biden administration for not delivering the weapons purchased by Israel in a timely manner. He said, “I think the weapons should be delivered because they were bought a long time ago. We must show strength, which can bring about peace.”

Meet Putin in Saudi Arabia as soon as this month

Trump revealed that the United States is in talks with Russia and he expects to meet with Putin soon, possibly in Saudi Arabia. “There’s no time set at the moment, but it could be soon, maybe this month,” he said. He believes that the war should have ended three years ago, rather than waiting until now to negotiate.

In response to the EU’s proposed ban on U.S. food imports, they will suffer themselves

In response to the news that the EU may ban the import of American food, Trump is unconcerned: ‘Let them ban it, it will only make them suffer.’

He added that the U.S. is pushing for “reciprocal tariffs,” meaning that if a country charges high tariffs on U.S. goods, the U.S. will charge the same tariffs on that country’s products. “Like India, they have high tariffs, so we will respond reciprocally, which is fair to the United States,” he said.

Trump criticized Biden for mishandling and emphasized the use of strength to promote peace

The following is a summary of the interview:

Trump believes that both Putin and Zelensky want to end the war and criticizes the current US administration for failing to effectively prevent the conflict.

It advocates “peace through strength,” supports Israel’s actions, and accuses Hamas of violating the hostage-swap agreement.

It was revealed that he may meet with Putin this month to try to broker a truce between Russia and Ukraine.

Not concerned about the possibility of the EU banning the import of American food, stating that the reciprocal tariff policy will protect American interests.

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