Trump on ending the war in Ukraine: We are closer to it now than ever before
U.S. President Donald Trump stated on October 21 that ending Russia's war against Ukraine is now closer than ever before. He commented on his special representative Steve Whitkoff's visit to Russia.
According to Trump, a few days ago he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine. The American president believes that the parties are getting closer to this.
“The other day I spoke with Vladimir Putin — I mentioned this before — about ending his war with Ukraine; I think we are getting closer to that. By the way, perhaps we are closer to it now than ever before,” Trump stated.
Trump also commented on the release of U.S. citizen Steven Hubbard from a Russian prison, which occurred on October 21. According to the American president, he asked Putin to release the American, and the Russian leader agreed. Trump stated that the U.S. greatly appreciates the opportunity to get its citizen back and that Washington gave nothing in return to Moscow. He emphasized that, in his opinion, such cases are rare:
“A person could have spent 25 or 40 years there. We really appreciate that we managed to get him back. And we gave nothing in return — which is a great rarity. We never give anything in return.”
Trump also spoke about the words of Steve Whitkoff, who called Putin a humanitarian. The American president noted that in this case, it was about the release of a person who thought he would spend the rest of his life behind bars. At the same time, Trump stressed that he himself gives Putin neither a positive nor a negative assessment.
On October 21, Steve Whitkoff arrived in St. Petersburg, where he met with Vladimir Putin. After the negotiations, Trump's special representative stated that there were preconditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine. He also reported that he brought documents with American proposals for a war settlement.
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