Washington: President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’ before pulling them apart and pursuing peace.
In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump likened the war in Ukraine, which Russia invaded in early 2022, to a fight between two young children who hated each other.
“Sometimes you’re better off letting them a fight for a while and then pulling them apart,” Trump said. He added that he had relayed that analogy to Russian President Vladimir Putin in their phone conversation Wednesday.
The US president still left the threat of sanctions on the table. He said sanctions could be imposed for both Ukraine and Russia.
“When I see the moment where it’s not going to stop.
AP
