Trump believes chance to achieve settlement in Ukraine quickly exists
The American leader expressed hope that the conflict would end before his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping
WASHINGTON, October 17. /TASS/. The parties involved currently have an opportunity to swiftly reach a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said during a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky at the White House.
On Thursday, Trump held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Reporters asked the US leader whether he planned to seek assistance from Chinese President Xi Jinping in promoting a resolution to the conflict during their upcoming meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea.
"I'll be discussing that, but I'd love to see it [the Ukrainian conflict] ended before that [the meeting with Xi]. I mean, I think we have a chance of ending the war quickly if flexibility is shown on behalf…," Trump said, leaving the sentence unfinished.