‘Hopefully they will do it this week’: Donald Trump’s big hint on Russia-Ukraine ‘deal’

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US President Donald Trump on Sunday stated Russia and Ukraine may attain an settlement “this week,” presumably to finish their warfare of greater than three years. He additionally stated the 2 rivals may then do “big business” with the United States and “make a fortune.”
“Hopefully Russia amd (sic) Ukraine will make a deal this week. Both will then start to do big business with the United States of America, which is thriving, and make a big fortune!” Trump posted to his Truth Social community.

However, he didn’t share particulars of any progress in peace talks Washington has sought to push ahead between Moscow and Kyiv, since he took over from Joe Biden in January.
The US president’s Truth Social publish comes simply days after his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, warned that Washington may “move on” from its push to dealer an settlement to finish the battle, which started in February 2022.
“We need to figure out here now within a matter of days whether this is doable in the short term, because if it’s not, then I think we’re just going to move on,” Rubio stated on Friday in Paris, after high-level discussions with European and Ukrainian leaders.
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“We’re not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end. So we need to determine very quickly now, and I’m talking about a matter of days whether or not this is doable in the next few weeks. If it is, we’re in. If it’s not, then we have other priorities to focus on as well,” he added.
Efforts by each Rubio and Trump’s particular envoy Steve Witkoff have included a number of rounds of negotiations in Saudi Arabia and at the very least three conferences between Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, Moscow has up to now refused a complete ceasefire proposed by Trump and supported by Ukraine, demanding Kyiv halt army mobilisation and Western arms provides, circumstances rejected by Ukraine.
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During his presidential election marketing campaign, the MAGA chief had pledged he would finish the warfare “within 24 hours of taking office.” He later stated a deal may come by April or May. But talks have dragged amid escalating disagreements, together with a public spat on the White House in February, with Trump and his vice chairman JD Vance on one aspect, and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the opposite aspect.