United States President Donald Trump on Monday expressed hope about the possibility of peace deal between Russia and Ukraine to end the ongoing conflict. Trump’s optimism comes amid Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal of 30-day pause on long-range drone and missile strikes on civilian infrastructure. The Ukrainian President made this proposal observing that no air strikes were conducted by the Russia during the Easter ceasefire despite committing over 2,000 other violations. Meanwhile, Trump through a post on his social media platform Truth Social highlighted that once the two nations reach an agreement, both would be able to “make a fortune” by doing business with the United States.
Donald Trump Signals Hope
President Trump wrote on X, “HOPEFULLY RUSSIA AMD 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 FORTUNE!”
This post hints at possibility of peace deal, although none of the countries has officially released a statement about it. However, one can hope that as Trump for long has now been trying to broker a deal and end the prolonged war.
Meanwhile, a CNN report on Friday stated that US is ready to recognise Russian control over Crimea as part of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. The news portal cited an official familiar with the proposed framework. According to reports, the peace proposal includes an immediate ceasefire between the two countries. It is said that the framework was shared with the Ukrainian and European officials in Paris on Thursday. While, a source stated that there are some pieces that still need to be filled out, and the US plans to work with Europe and Ukraine on this next week in London.
While the US is trying its best to get the peace deal done, it earlier signalled that the US may “take a pass” if either side makes negotiations too difficult. Trump had said, “If, for some reason, one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say, ‘You’re foolish, you’re foolish. You’re horrible people,’ and we’re just going to take a pass.”
Despite all this, President Trump has expressed optimism as he was quoted saying: “I think we have a really good chance of getting it done. It’s coming to a head right now.”
