WASHINGTON — The Republican candidate for the elections in the United States, Donald Trump, He said on Friday that he spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and promised him that if he returned to the White House, he would “end the war” between Ukraine y Russia.
“I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has claimed so many lives and devastated countless innocent families,” the former president wrote on his Truth Social platform. He did not clarify how he would do so.
Zelensky confirmed the call. “We agreed with President Trump to discuss in a personal meeting what steps can make peace fair and truly lasting,” he said.
“I have noted the vital bipartisan and bicameral American support to protect our nation’s freedom and independence,” he said on social media.
A Trump victory in the November elections would call into question Washington’s continued support for Ukraine, a country at war since Russia invaded its territory.
The US has allocated more than 107 billion dollars in aid to a war that, more than two years later, shows no end in sight.
Trump, who formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, has repeatedly said he would end the war very quickly.
The former president has welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month, to his Florida mansion.
Trump has repeatedly criticised NATO. His running mate, JD Vance, leads the isolationist wing of congressional Republicans who argue that the US should suspend multi-billion dollar aid to Ukraine.
Source: With information from AFP
