“I don’t have to wait until Inauguration Day on January 20,” former President Donald Trump declared at a rally in Nevada, promising to reach out to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on election night to initiate peace talks regarding the war in Ukraine.
“I’m going to start working on that the day we hopefully win, which is November 5th, in the evening,” Trump stated.
He added, “On the evening of November 5th, I will call Putin. I will call Zelensky and say, ‘We need to stop this.’”
“I aim to get this resolved as president-elect,” Trump asserted. “That will give me plenty of credibility. I don’t need to wait until January 20th. I plan to act sooner.”
At 78, Trump has consistently maintained that he could negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict in just one day.
The 45th president recently met with Zelensky at Trump Tower in Manhattan and emphasized his “very good relationship” with the Ukrainian leader.
According to journalist Bob Woodward, Trump has had “as many as seven” conversations with Putin since leaving the White House less than four years ago.
“Sadly, there’s zero chance Putin would have invaded Ukraine if I were president,” Trump remarked on Thursday night. “Zero chance. What a shame that is.”
