Reference News Network August 20 report - According to the website of Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" on August 19, U.S. President Trump said on August 19 that he hopes Putin will push for an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but he admitted that Putin may not want to reach an agreement.
Reuters reported that Trump, in an interview with Fox News Channel, said: "Frankly, I think this won't be a problem. I think Putin has had enough. I think they have all had enough, but who knows."
"We will find out about President Putin in the coming weeks... He may not want to reach an agreement."
He said: "I hope President Putin behaves well. If he doesn't, the situation will be very difficult. I hope President Zelenskyy does what he should do. He also must show some flexibility."
About Kyiv's request for security guarantees, Trump said that although Europe is willing to send troops in some form, the United States will not, but they can provide other assistance. He stated that there will be some form of security guarantee, but not joining NATO, and the United States will assist Ukraine in defense.
The report also mentioned that Trump said that after meeting with European leaders, he called Putin. Out of respect for Putin, he went to another room to call him.
He added that although it was 1 a.m. Moscow time at the time, Putin "was very happy" to answer the call.
"I didn't do it in front of them. I think that would be disrespectful to President Putin. I wouldn't do that because their relationship has never been very smooth. In fact, President Putin didn't want to talk to Europeans."
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