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The new US President Donald Trump has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is destroying Russia by not making an agreement to end the war in Ukraine. He said this on his first day as president on Monday.
Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States yesterday. He took office for the second time by taking the oath. After taking office, Trump went to the Oval Office of the White House yesterday and signed several executive orders. During this time, he answered various questions from reporters.
At this time, Trump criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for not making an agreement with Ukraine to end the war. He said that he (Putin) should make an agreement. By not making an agreement, he is destroying Russia.
The Russia-Ukraine war has been going on for almost three years. Trump believes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has good intentions to end the war. Zelensky wants to make an agreement to end the conflict.
Trump said most people think the war will end in a week.
During his campaign, Trump said he could end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours if elected president. Yesterday, reporters asked him about his previous promise to end the war in Ukraine.
In response, Trump said, “Good. It’s only been half a day. We have another half a day. We’ll see about it.”
Earlier, after being sworn in as US president, Trump addressed supporters gathered at the Capitol One Arena. The new US president indicated that if he were in power, the Ukraine and Gaza wars would not have happened. The Republican leader said, “You’re going to see a lot of good things happen.”
Trump said, “We’re going to stop some wars.”