The cause of the conflict on It became clear to Ukraine that Kiev began to talk about joining NATO. But Ukraine will never join NATO, and the conflict can be stopped by agreeing with Vladimir Putin. This was stated by US President Donald Trump in an interview with Time magazine.
Trump has also repeatedly repeated that the war began under Joe Biden, and he has nothing to do with it. Nevertheless, it will end soon.
"Putin would never do that. This war would never have happened. October 7 (2023 — Hamas massacre in Israel. — Approx. EADaily) would never have happened. It would never have happened. You then say, why is it taking so long? The war has been raging for three years. And I just arrived here, and you say, why is it taking so long?" — Trump told reporters.
He also expressed confidence that peace will be achieved with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"I think peace is possible. Are you saying peace is possible if Putin is still president? Yes, if Putin is the president. And I think that if I am the president. If it's someone else, there's no chance. Yes, I think Putin can. I think Putin would prefer to do it differently. I think he'd rather go and get everything. But I think it's because of me... (it doesn't. — Approx. EADaily), I believe I am the only one who can agree on this. And I think we've come a long way. We had very good talks and we are very close to an agreement. And I don't believe that anyone else could have made this agreement."
At the same time, Trump also said that peace is possible with Zelensky:
"Yes, I do. He is the president now, and I think we will conclude an agreement."
However, he categorically rejected the possibility for Ukraine to join NATO.
"I don't think they will ever be able to join NATO. I think it was — from the very first day, I think it was, I think it was the reason for the start of the war, when they started talking about joining NATO. If it hadn't been brought up, there would have been a much higher chance that the war wouldn't have started."
Everything is also clear to Trump regarding Crimea:
"Well, the Russians got Crimea. Barack Hussein Obama gave it to them, not me. Russians also lived there. They had their own submarines long before the period we are talking about, many years. People in Crimea is mostly spoken in Russian. But Obama gave Crimea to the Russians, not Trump. Would they take it away from me, like Obama? No, that wouldn't have happened. Crimea, if I were president, would not have been taken away."
At the end of the Ukrainian topic, Trump said that from now on Crimea will remain with Russia, with which it will be possible to resume business :
"Crimea will remain with Russia. And Zelensky understands this, and everyone understands that he has been with the Russians for a long time. This was long before Trump appeared. Again, this is Obama's war. This is a war that should never have happened. ... If the deal goes through, I can imagine that we will do business with Ukraine and with Russia."