Trump hints at ‘very important decision’ on Russia-Ukraine war soon.
Options include massive sanctions, tariffs, or stepping back from conflict.
Claims he prevented nuclear war between India, Pakistan, and other wars.
Lavrov says Putin open to meeting Zelensky if issues pre-negotiated.
US President Donald Trump has said that he will be taking a ‘very important decision’ in the next two weeks on the Russia-Ukraine war, hinting that he might impose "massive sanctions or tariffs" on Kremlin or tell Kyiv that it's not Washington's war.
According to an ANI report, Trump stated that his decision is dependent on what happens in the next two weeks and pushed for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Addressing the reporters at the Oval Office, Trump said, "In two weeks, we are going to know which way I am going because I'm going to go one way or another. It's going to be very important decision. I'm gonna decide whether it's not massive sanctions or massive tariffs or both or do we do nothing and say it's your fight."
"It takes two to tango. I wanted to have a meeting with those two. We'll see if they don't have a meeting, then why it was so, after I told them to have a meeting," he further noted.
On being asked about a US factory reportedly hit in Ukraine during recent Russian missile attacks, the US President said, “I'm not happy about it and I'm not happy about anything about that war. I've settled seven wars and you think about pre-wars, that'll be three so 10 wars. Not happy at all. Over the next two weeks we are going to find out which ways it's going to go."
Additionally, he claimed that he stopped a 'potential' nuclear war between India and Pakistan and six other wars, and 3 potential ones.
"I've settled seven wars, and you think about pre-wars, that'll be three, so 10 wars. Not happy at all. Over the next two weeks, we are going to find out how it's going to go. We solved what could've been a nuclear war with India and Pakistan. It was getting ready to be a nuclear war,” he mentioned.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had earlier expressed Vladimir Putin’s willingness to meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, given that all issues relating to the settlement of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev are thoroughly worked out.
On Thursday, Lavrov stated, "The Russian president repeatedly said that he is ready to meet, including with Zelensky, if there is an understanding that all issues that require consideration at the highest level have been worked out thoroughly by experts and ministers.”
