Trump Aims For Ukraine Peace Deal In ‘two Weeks Or Less’

[craig nigrelli]

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS HOPING TO REACH A DEAL TO END THE WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE — IN TWO WEEKS OR LESS.

THAT’S WHAT HE TOLD REPORTERS SUNDAY…

AFTER MEETING WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY AT THE VATICAN AHEAD OF POPE FRANCIS’ FUNERAL ON SATURDAY.

PRESIDENT TRUMP REVEALED  ZELENSKYY ASKED FOR MORE WEAPONS TO CONTINUE HIS NATION’S FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIA, WHICH HAS GONE ON FOR MROE THAN THREE YEARS.

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOT GUARANTEEING THAT AID FOR UKRAINE.

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“He needs much weapons and we’re gonna spot what happens. I wanna spot what happens pinch respect to Russia. Because Russia, I person been amazed and disappointed, very disappointed that they did nan bombing of those places aft discussions.”

THE PRESIDENT REFERRING TO RUSSIA’S CONTINUED STRIKES ON UKRAINE — AHEAD OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN’S MEETING WITH U-S ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF ON FRIDAY TO DISCUSS A PEACE DEAL.

EVEN AFTER THAT MEETING — RUSSIA LAUNCHED MORE DRONE ATTACKS ON SIX UKRAINIAN REGIONS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY.

MEANWHILE, RUSSIA’S DEFENSE MINISTRY SAID ITS FORCES DOWNED EIGHT UKRAINIAN DRONES OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

IN AN INTERVIEW ON N-B-C’S “MEET THE PRESS” SUNDAY MORNING — SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO SAID RUSSIA AND UKRAINE **ARE** CLOSER TO A DEAL,  BUT STILL NOT HERE YET — AND THE U-S NEEDS TO WEIGH ITS OPTIONS.

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“We cannot continue, arsenic I said, to dedicate clip and resources to this effort if it’s not going to travel to fruition. So nan past week has really been astir figuring retired really adjacent are these sides really and are they adjacent capable that this merits a continued finance of our clip arsenic a mediator successful this regard.”

RUBIO DID NOT GIVE A TIMELINE FOR RUSSIA AND UKRAINE TO REACH A DEAL OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE UNITED STATES BACKING OFF,

BUT HE DID SAY THIS IS A “CRITICAL WEEK” AHEAD.