From NPR:
"Trump says Ukraine and Russia 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy
PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted Ukraine and Russia are "closer than ever before" to a peace deal as he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Florida resort...
The president's statements came after the two leaders met for a discussion that took place after what Trump described as an "excellent," two-and-a-half-hour phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose invasion of Ukraine launched the war four years ago. Trump insisted he believed Putin still wants peace, even as Russia launched another round of attacks on Ukraine while Zelenskyy flew to the United States for the latest round of negotiations.
"Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed," Trump said during a late afternoon news conference following a meeting with Zelenskyy..."
More from Ukrainska Pravda:
"Trump says Putin claims he "wants to see Ukraine succeed"
US President Donald Trump has said that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has claimed he "wants to see Ukraine succeed" and would help with its reconstruction.
Source: Trump at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy... as reported by European Pravda
Details: Trump was asked whether, during his conversation with the Kremlin leader, they had discussed Russia's responsibility for any reconstruction of Ukraine after a potential peace deal.
Quote: "They're going to be helping. Russia's going to be helping. Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed, once... It sounds a little strange, but I was explaining to the president."
Details: Trump added that "Putin was very generous in his feeling towards Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices".
"So, a lot of good things came out of that call today," he noted."
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Some comments cited by Mediaite / Yahoo!News:
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“What a complete embarrassment,” wrote political commentator @ArmandoNDK.
“Sauron wants to see Frodo succeed,” posted analyst @OAlexanderDK in a nod to the bad guy/good guy trope in JRR Tolkein’s The Lord of The Rings.
Author Michael Weiss wrote of Zelensky, “He can’t believe he’s up there deciding the fate of millions with a hebephrenic pit boss. And not for the first or last time.”
The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell wrote, “Whenever I truly want my neighbor to succeed, I break into his house, brutalize his family, steal his children, and burn his house to the ground while screaming, ‘bro, I’m just trying to help!’”
Longwell added, “Our president is an international calamity.”
Ukrainian commentator @BohuslavskaKate wrote, “About the press conference: Trump is absolutely detached from reality. He doesn’t understand how to end this war or what he is doing. But he visibly enjoys bragging about his relationship with Putin and their sweet phone calls in front of [Zelensky]. To him, it’s a kind of power flex, but in reality he is simply admiring a war criminal in front of the president of the victim nation. It doesn’t looks powerful, it looks sadistic and dumb.”
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Needless to say, more than 3 months later, the war is still raging with no end in sight.
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