Donald Trump says he tells Putin "it's time for you to stop" in push to end Ukraine war
“I tell him the same thing all the time. I don't want to go into great detail, but I say: 'Vladimir, it's time for you to stop. It's time for this war to end,'”
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, now in exile, said during a London conference that the Kremlin faces mounting pressure from drone strikes, economic strain, and public unease, yet U.S. diplomatic overtures—including an August 2025 summit in Anchorage—have been misread by Moscow as weakness. In a recent Fox News interview, President Donald Trump stated he repeatedly tells Russian President Vladimir Putin that the war must stop, adding that he believes Putin is prepared to negotiate a settlement soon. Trump has long asserted he is uniquely positioned to push both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy toward a deal. Kasyanov argued that genuine Western pressure, not concessions, could force Putin to the table by year’s end, though the Kremlin still views negotiations skeptically.
- wadk.com ↗︎17 JUL 2026