WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine and trade with the British Prime Minister.
President Donald Trump says he’s optimistic that a cease-fire deal can soon be reached in Ukraine. Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer warns that any deal should not reward Russian President Vladimir Putin.
After talks with the British Prime Minister in the Oval Office, President Trump continued his push for a deal to end the three-year-old war in Ukraine.
“As I discussed with Prime Minister Starmer, the next step we’re making is toward a very achievable ceasefire. We hope that that can have happen quickly because, thousands of young people in this case, we’re not talking about Americans. We’re talking about Ukrainians. And Russians are being killed every week. Thousands.”
Starmer said he’s fully on board with the Trump peace plan. But he cautioned that Putin must not be rewarded for Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine.
“We agree history must be on the side of the peacemaker, not the invader. So the stakes, they couldn’t be higher. And we determined to work together to deliver a good deal. We’ve discussed a plan today to reach a peace that is tough, unfair, that Ukraine will help shape, that is backed by strength to stop Putin coming back for more.”
President Trump also spoke optimistically of quickly reaching a trade deal with Britain.
“We’re going to end up with a very good trade agreement for both countries, and we’re working on that as we speak. I think we’ll have the confines. I think we’ll have, something maybe even in terms of, possibilities. Agreed to very shortly. ”
In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced additional tariffs for Canada, Mexico and China, citing a continued flow of fentanyl.
President Trump is not done with his diplomatic push to end the Ukraine war. Friday, he’ll welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House. The two leaders will discuss the elements of a peace deal and also the promised agreement on Ukraine’s large reserves of key minerals.
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