Trump Seeks Immediate Meeting with Putin to End Ukraine War, Says Zelensky Ready to Negotiate

Jan 23, 2025, 06:47 PM

US President Donald Trump, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, expressed his desire to meet immediately with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, which he described as 'carnage' and stated that 'millions of lives are being wasted.' Trump claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told him he is ready to make a deal to end the conflict. Trump warned Putin that 'we can do it the easy way or the hard way,' emphasizing the urgency to stop the 'horrible' war.