Trump declares he won't 'abandon' Ukraine
US President-elect Donald Trump declined to share specifics of his peace proposal with Russia during an interview with Time magazine. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, has asserted that the U.S. will continue to provide aid to Ukraine while seeking to broker peace with Russia.
In an extensive interview published by Time magazine on Thursday, after naming Trump its 2024 Person of the Year, the discussion turned to Ukraine. The interviewer pressed Trump on whether he would "abandon" Ukraine by cutting off Washington’s support.
“I want to reach an agreement, and the only way you’re going to reach an agreement is not to abandon. You understand what that means, right?” Trump responded.
When the interviewer seemed confused and reiterated the question, Trump clarified, “Well, I just said it. You can’t reach an agreement if you abandon, in my opinion.”
Trump further elaborated on his hesitance to disclose specifics about his peace proposal. "The reason that I don’t like to tell you this is that, as a negotiator, when I sit down and talk to some very brilliant young people… when I start I think I have a very good plan to help, but when I start exposing that plan, it becomes almost a worthless plan,” he explained.
As for the aid provided to Ukraine, the U.S. Congress has authorized over $180 billion in military, humanitarian, and economic assistance. Washington also shares intelligence and targeting information with Kiev, maintaining that this involvement does not make it a participant in the conflict with Russia. Moscow has continuously cautioned the West against such escalations, but to no effect.
“I disagree with the whole thing because it should have never happened,” Trump commented on the conflict. He has long argued that the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict would not have occurred if he had remained in office instead of Joe Biden, who took over in 2021.
“It’s crazy what’s taking place. It’s crazy,” he added, reflecting on the significant casualties on both sides. “We’re just escalating this war and making it worse.”
Recently, the Pentagon disclosed an additional $1 billion in military aid for Kiev, while the U.S. Treasury allocated $20 billion in loans, which are intended to be forgiven and backed by frozen Russian government assets. Moscow has labeled this action as blatant theft and has warned of impending consequences.
Mark B Thomas contributed to this report for TROIB News
In an extensive interview published by Time magazine on Thursday, after naming Trump its 2024 Person of the Year, the discussion turned to Ukraine. The interviewer pressed Trump on whether he would "abandon" Ukraine by cutting off Washington’s support.
“I want to reach an agreement, and the only way you’re going to reach an agreement is not to abandon. You understand what that means, right?” Trump responded.
When the interviewer seemed confused and reiterated the question, Trump clarified, “Well, I just said it. You can’t reach an agreement if you abandon, in my opinion.”
Trump further elaborated on his hesitance to disclose specifics about his peace proposal. "The reason that I don’t like to tell you this is that, as a negotiator, when I sit down and talk to some very brilliant young people… when I start I think I have a very good plan to help, but when I start exposing that plan, it becomes almost a worthless plan,” he explained.
As for the aid provided to Ukraine, the U.S. Congress has authorized over $180 billion in military, humanitarian, and economic assistance. Washington also shares intelligence and targeting information with Kiev, maintaining that this involvement does not make it a participant in the conflict with Russia. Moscow has continuously cautioned the West against such escalations, but to no effect.
“I disagree with the whole thing because it should have never happened,” Trump commented on the conflict. He has long argued that the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict would not have occurred if he had remained in office instead of Joe Biden, who took over in 2021.
“It’s crazy what’s taking place. It’s crazy,” he added, reflecting on the significant casualties on both sides. “We’re just escalating this war and making it worse.”
Recently, the Pentagon disclosed an additional $1 billion in military aid for Kiev, while the U.S. Treasury allocated $20 billion in loans, which are intended to be forgiven and backed by frozen Russian government assets. Moscow has labeled this action as blatant theft and has warned of impending consequences.
Mark B Thomas contributed to this report for TROIB News
