‘We both want to see this end and we both want to see a fair deal made,’ Trump said.
Former President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sept. 27 as the GOP presidential nominee reiterated his call for a peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia.
The Eastern European nation has been fighting off Russia’s invasion since February 2022.
Trump said after the meeting that he “learned a lot” but has not changed his viewpoints about the war.
“We both want to see this end, and we both want to see a fair deal made, and it’s going to be fair,” the former president told reporters.
“And I think that’ll happen at the right time, I think it’s going to happen. [Zelenskyy] wants it to end and he wants it to end as quickly as possible. He wants a fair transaction to take place.”
The meeting, which was held at Trump Tower in New York City, came one day after Trump reiterated that he could broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, though he declined to describe it in detail.
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Nonetheless, ahead of the meeting, Trump said it was “an honor” to be with Zelenskyy.
“He’s been through a lot. He’s been through