Thursday, January 01, 2026 | 09:33 AM ISTहिंदी में पढें
Business Standard
Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

'Ukraine-Russia talks coming to a head': Trump says 'no one is playing me'

The comments from Trump came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned earlier Friday that the US may move on from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal

Donald Trump, Trump

Asked if Russian President Vladimir Putin was dragging his feet on negotiations, Trump replied, 'I hope not'. | File Photo

AP Paris

Listen to This Article

President Donald Trump on Friday said negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are coming to a head and insisted that neither side is playing him in his push to end the grinding war.

The comments from Trump came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned earlier Friday that the US may move on from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress in the coming days, after months of efforts have failed to bring an end to the fighting.

If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we're going to say you're fools, you're foolish, and we're just going to take a pass, Trump told reporters at the White House.

 

Asked if Russian President Vladimir Putin was dragging his feet on negotiations, Trump replied, 'I hope not'.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Apr 18 2025 | 11:03 PM IST

Explore News