Kremlin reacts to Trump's remark that Putin let him down
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on US President Donald Trump’s remark that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin let him down, has said that the US leader takes Russia’s war against Ukraine "quite emotionally".
Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS
Details: According to Peskov, the Kremlin proceeds from the assumption that Trump and the US "retain their political will and intention to continue making efforts to promote a Ukrainian settlement".
Quote: "Therefore, of course, President Trump takes this topic [Russia’s war against Ukraine – ed.] quite emotionally, so to speak. This is absolutely understandable."
Details: Peskov also claimed that Putin "maintains readiness" to "settle" the war "by political and diplomatic means", but that this is obstructed by the leadership of Ukraine and European countries, which, he asserted, are doing everything to "continue along the path of confrontation".
Background:
- Trump recently cast doubts on his ability to influence Putin to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.
- On 18 September, Trump once again said that Putin had disappointed him. Trump believed it would be easiest to stop the Russo-Ukrainian war due to his good relations with Putin. "But he let me down; he really let me down," Trump said.
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