On his first day back in the White House, newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump discussed negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin, again questioned the levels of the contributions of NATO’s European members, and asserted that the US will become even stronger militarily.
What does it all mean?
JOIN US ON TELEGRAM
Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
In this video, we cover Trump’s first comments on Russia and Ukraine as the 47th American president, including:
- His comments on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine.
- His criticism of NATO’s European members for not contributing more to cover its costs.
- His claim that Russia has lost nearly 1 million soldiers.
- His preference to shift from sanctions to tariffs on Russia.