Trump says putin may not want to make deal on Ukraine – Reuters

US President Donald Trump said he hopes russian leader vladimir putin is willing to move forward in ending the war in Ukraine, but may not want to make a peace deal. Reuters reported this on Tuesday, August 19.

Trump said putin's intentions should become clear in the next few weeks. According to the US President, the russian leader may not want to agree to a peace deal at all, which would create a "difficult situation" for him.

"I don't think it will be a problem (reaching a peace deal), to be honest with you. I think Putin is tired of it. I think they're all tired of it, but you never know," Trump said.

The publication writes that security guarantees for Ukraine and russia's willingness to stop aggression remain unclear at this time.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on August 19, US President Donald Trump announced the start of preparations for a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and russian president vladimir putin.

Also on August 19, Trump said that the possible deployment of troops of European NATO member states on the territory of Ukraine would not be a "problem" for putin.

At the same time, on August 19, Trump said that Ukraine should abandon hopes for the return of Crimea occupied by russia and accession to the North Atlantic Alliance.