The US president, Donald Trumphe launched harsh criticism against Vladimir Putin for his position in the war in Ukraine and acknowledged that he “has disappointed.” At a press conference in London with the British prime minister, Keir StarmerThe president said that he thought the conflict would be easier to resolve for his relationship with the Russian leader.
At the meeting, the Republican also remarked that the Russian soldiers “are being killed to a greater extent than the Ukrainians”while Starmer asked to exert more pressure on Moscow.
“Only when Trump exerted pressure on Putin, he showed a certain disposition to act. Therefore, we must accentuate the pressure,” said the British premier. Both leaders stood out The need to strengthen joint defense and redouble support to Ukraine.
During the meeting, Trump stressed the difficulties in finding a path to peace: “We have solved seven irresoluble wars. But the one that I thought would be simpler, for my link with Putin, ended up being the most difficult. It really has disappointed me. ”
Donald Trump said he will not recognize the Palestinian state to finish the war in Gaza
In the same frame, Trump differed from the European position to the rule out recognizing the Palestinian state as a pressure measure to Israel to stop the war in Gaza. “I have a disagreement with the prime minister in that aspect,” he said at a press conference, referring to the position of the United Kingdom, France and other countries that will take the issue to the UN General Assembly.
For its part, Keir Starmer had advanced that the United Kingdom will promote recognition If Israel does not end the “catastrophic situation in Gaza”, It decrees a high fire and renounces annexing the West Bank. Trump, however, was blunt: “Recall on October 7, one of the worst and most violent days of world history.”
Already aboard the Air Force One, the American president further hardened his position: he said that recognizing a Palestinian State would be “Reward Hamas“He also asked that the hostages be released” immediately “and in a single exchange, not” little by little. ” “We will let you know where we are, but I’m not in that group”he concluded.
Source: Ambito
