Trump Privately Concedes Putin Unwilling to End Ukraine War

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Trump Concedes Putin Unwilling to End Ukraine War, But Holds Back on Sanctions

 

In a private conversation with European leaders earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not prepared to end the war in Ukraine—a stark departure from his previous public statements. According to three individuals familiar with the exchange, Trump told European counterparts during a Monday call that Putin believes he is winning the war and thus sees no reason to pursue peace.

 

This candid admission marked a significant shift in tone for Trump, who has often portrayed Putin as a potential partner for peace. For European leaders, the statement was less a revelation than a confirmation of what they had long suspected. However, hearing it directly from Trump for the first time added weight to their ongoing diplomatic concerns.

 

The White House declined to comment officially on the conversation but pointed to a social-media post by Trump on Monday, in which he characterized his call with Putin as positive. “The tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent. If it wasn’t, I would say so now,” Trump wrote.

 

Despite his newfound understanding of Putin’s reluctance to end the conflict, Trump has not taken the tougher stance that European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have been urging. In a call with European leaders on Sunday, prior to his two-hour conversation with Putin, Trump had floated the possibility of imposing sanctions on Russia should Putin refuse to agree to a cease-fire. However, by Monday, he had reversed course, expressing instead a desire to initiate lower-level peace talks between Russia and Ukraine at the Vatican.

 

The Monday call, which included Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, was the culmination of an intensive European diplomatic push to persuade Trump to apply pressure on Putin. While the effort failed to convince Trump to enact new sanctions, European leaders saw value in the exchange. It served to clarify Trump's position and reinforced their belief that Putin has no intention of ending the war for now.

 

“This isn’t my war,” Trump told reporters following his conversation with Putin. “We got ourselves entangled in something we shouldn’t have been involved in.”

 

Despite the lack of direct U.S. action, European officials remain cautiously optimistic that the U.S. will not obstruct the continued flow of weapons to Ukraine, provided that either European nations or Ukraine bear the financial burden. According to those familiar with the situation, there is little concern among European leaders that the Trump administration would block arms shipments under those conditions.

 

On Sunday’s call with European heads of state—including Macron, Merz, Meloni, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer—Trump had suggested he would send Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Keith Kellogg to participate in the upcoming peace talks in the Vatican. However, by Monday, he appeared less committed to any concrete U.S. role in the discussions, according to a person briefed on the call.

 

The proposed negotiations at the Vatican are expected to commence in mid-June, with hopes that even a limited dialogue might lead to some form of diplomatic progress. Yet with Putin showing no signs of retreat and Trump hesitant to escalate pressure, European leaders now find themselves increasingly responsible for shaping the path forward in Ukraine.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Wall Street Journal  2025-05-23

 

 

[Tug]

Duhhh!

[Chomper Higgot]

3 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

“This isn’t my war,” Trump told reporters following his conversation with Putin. “We got ourselves entangled in something we shouldn’t have been involved in.”

 

You did however state during your election campaign that you would end this war in 24hrs.

 

You own that Donny as much as it now owns you.

[rudi49jr]

5 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You did however state during your election campaign that you would end this war in 24hrs.

 

You own that Donny as much as it now owns you.

Donny doesn’t remember what he said five minutes ago, and when someone reminds him he just shrugs and says something completely different. And MAGA eats it up and thinks Trump is a strong leader. What a joke. 

[spidermike007]

The Goon has been out maneuvered once again by King Vlad. 

 

On the campaign trail in 2023 and 2024, Trump said on dozens of occasions, in an entirely serious tone, manner and context, that he would end the war in Ukraine either within 24 hours of his return to the White House or even sooner than that. He said over and over again, including at both presidential debates of 2024, that he would have the war “settled” when he was president-elect, before his inauguration.

 

A Friday search of the Roll Call Factba.se database that catalogues Trump’s public remarks turned up at least 53 examples of Trump making such comments.

 

He said at a Pennsylvania rally later that month: “Before I even arrive at the Oval Office, shortly after we all together win the presidency, we will have the horrible war between Russia and Ukraine settled. It will be settled. The war is going to be settled. I’ll get them both – I know Zelensky, I know Putin, it’ll be done within 24 hours, you watch. They all say, ‘That’s such a boast.’ It will be done very quickly.”

[xylophone]

Trump Privately Concedes Putin Unwilling to End Ukraine War!!

 

So the "master negotiator" (Trump) has failed again despite promising his MAGA goons that he would end the war in 24 hours, a statement which is proved to be a total load of BS as, has often been said, Putin has been playing with Trump, it's just that Trump is too dumb to know it.

 

Either that or Putin has told Donny boy to back off, or he will release the pics of him being "entertained" by a few high-class hookers in Russia! Poor, sad, dumb Donny.

[Eric Loh]

Everybody knew that except that dumb ass and his vice dumb ass. 

[xylophone]

6 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

A Friday search of the Roll Call Factba.se database that catalogues Trump’s public remarks turned up at least 53 examples of Trump making such comments.

 

He said at a Pennsylvania rally later that month: “Before I even arrive at the Oval Office, shortly after we all together win the presidency, we will have the horrible war between Russia and Ukraine settled. It will be settled. The war is going to be settled. I’ll get them both – I know Zelensky, I know Putin, it’ll be done within 24 hours, you watch. They all say, ‘That’s such a boast.’ It will be done very quickly.”

He said at a Pennsylvania rally later that month: “Before I even arrive at the Oval Office, shortly after we all together win the presidency, we will have the horrible war between Russia and Ukraine settled. It will be settled. The war is going to be settled. I’ll get them both – I know Zelensky, I know Putin, it’ll be done within 24 hours, you watch. They all say, ‘That’s such a boast.’ It will be done very quickly.”

 

Sorry about having to repeat part of your post, SM007, but I thought it was necessary to really show what an idiot trump is, but then again his MAGA goons will still worship him and believe everything that this compulsive liar says – – how stupid can they be.

 

[tomazbodner]

Still waiting for MAGA clan to dismantle this one...

[SpaceKadet]

The megalomaniac POTUS has already stated that he "runs the world". In his infantile mind, he believed that he would just dictate to others what he wants and they will all kowtow to him and obey.

 

Well, it's time to wake up #47 and smell the napalm!

[FlorC]

He could have ended the war , but he was blinded by the money of the bad RE-metals deal.

Money that was wasted , disappeared and laundred by the Biden autopen administration.

Now his only option ( get completely out of ANY support for Ukraine and NATO) is blocked by that deal.

Just another couple of million Ukrainians to go and complete victory for Russia. 👍

[RayC]

Suprise, suprise. 

 

The Putin apologists kept telling us that we were sheep; we followed the MSM narrative. The truth was that Putin is a man of peace. He was reluctantly forced into invading Ukraine in order to protect himself against the West's aggression. The West wants to prolong the war. Putin wants nothing more than an end to the war.

 

Good luck explaining this away.

[Peabody]

Mr. Day 1

 

[Eric Loh]

I wonder how many Putin's oligarchs were at his exclusive crypto dinner. Estimates of $148m went into his crypto meme coin. Blatant corruption. 

[Muhendis]

I think everybody who heard Trump's 24hr fix for the war knew it was an utter rubbish thing to say.

In my opinion Putin is hell bent on reassembling the USSR. He can only be stopped by being beaten on the battlefield, and that is something no one wants to get involved in.

[impulse]

Lot of context missing here.  Putin doesn't want a temporary cease fire because that just gives Zelensky a breather to recover, regroup and rearm. 

 

Which would be stupid on Russia's part to grant them.  Putin's not stupid.

 

 

[bubblegum]

12 minutes ago, impulse said:

Lot of context missing here.  Putin doesn't want a temporary cease fire because that just gives Zelensky a breather to recover, regroup and rearm. 

 

Which would be stupid on Russia's part to grant them.  Putin's not stupid.

 

 

Peace ! We are talking about ending the war not a cease fire. Talking about context.

[impulse]

8 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

Peace ! We are talking about ending the war not a cease fire. Talking about context.

And the plan would be? 

 

Zelensky's still stuck on returning Donbass AND Crimea.  Not going to happen. 

 

Any cease fire would benefit him.  Putin isn't having it.  Not until Zelensky gets real.

 

[SunnyinBangrak]

Who or what is this "Donny" the forum laptop deniers and conspiracy theorists are talking about?

Q. Does it suggest they have strong arguments when they need special rules and just hurl insults? 

A. No

[Tug]

2 hours ago, impulse said:

Lot of context missing here.  Putin doesn't want a temporary cease fire because that just gives Zelensky a breather to recover, regroup and rearm. 

 

Which would be stupid on Russia's part to grant them.  Putin's not stupid.

 

 

Allow me….thats the Ukrainian NATION trying to regroup….every man woman and child ok?no matter how dear trump groveled no matter how many of our allies he betrayed no matter how many American principles he shat on couldn't get him that Nobel he covets.no sir the only thing trump is truly good at is conning his base,grifting to line his pockets and bullying the Republican Party in his quest to destroy our democracy and install himself as ditctator.

[bubblegum]

3 hours ago, impulse said:

And the plan would be? 

 

Zelensky's still stuck on returning Donbass AND Crimea.  Not going to happen. 

 

Any cease fire would benefit him.  Putin isn't having it.  Not until Zelensky gets real.

 

So you're Russian? That is the other nation now despised by most.

[wombat]

unless you were there and heard it i call BS

[gamb00ler]

7 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Still waiting for MAGA clan to dismantle this one...

Easy peasy .... anyone MAGAn worth their salt knows you can't trust any channel other than Faux.... and of course Faux hasn't bothered to report Trump's retreat

[safarimike11]

13 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

You did however state during your election campaign that you would end this war in 24hrs.

 

You own that Donny as much as it now owns you.

This was obviously one of those odd (TIC) occasions when he was suffering from a bout of foot-in-mouth disease.

[safarimike11]

17 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

Trump Concedes Putin Unwilling to End Ukraine War, But Holds Back on Sanctions

 

In a private conversation with European leaders earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not prepared to end the war in Ukraine—a stark departure from his previous public statements. According to three individuals familiar with the exchange, Trump told European counterparts during a Monday call that Putin believes he is winning the war and thus sees no reason to pursue peace.

 

This candid admission marked a significant shift in tone for Trump, who has often portrayed Putin as a potential partner for peace. For European leaders, the statement was less a revelation than a confirmation of what they had long suspected. However, hearing it directly from Trump for the first time added weight to their ongoing diplomatic concerns.

 

The White House declined to comment officially on the conversation but pointed to a social-media post by Trump on Monday, in which he characterized his call with Putin as positive. “The tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent. If it wasn’t, I would say so now,” Trump wrote.

 

Despite his newfound understanding of Putin’s reluctance to end the conflict, Trump has not taken the tougher stance that European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have been urging. In a call with European leaders on Sunday, prior to his two-hour conversation with Putin, Trump had floated the possibility of imposing sanctions on Russia should Putin refuse to agree to a cease-fire. However, by Monday, he had reversed course, expressing instead a desire to initiate lower-level peace talks between Russia and Ukraine at the Vatican.

 

The Monday call, which included Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, was the culmination of an intensive European diplomatic push to persuade Trump to apply pressure on Putin. While the effort failed to convince Trump to enact new sanctions, European leaders saw value in the exchange. It served to clarify Trump's position and reinforced their belief that Putin has no intention of ending the war for now.

 

“This isn’t my war,” Trump told reporters following his conversation with Putin. “We got ourselves entangled in something we shouldn’t have been involved in.”

 

Despite the lack of direct U.S. action, European officials remain cautiously optimistic that the U.S. will not obstruct the continued flow of weapons to Ukraine, provided that either European nations or Ukraine bear the financial burden. According to those familiar with the situation, there is little concern among European leaders that the Trump administration would block arms shipments under those conditions.

 

On Sunday’s call with European heads of state—including Macron, Merz, Meloni, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer—Trump had suggested he would send Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Keith Kellogg to participate in the upcoming peace talks in the Vatican. However, by Monday, he appeared less committed to any concrete U.S. role in the discussions, according to a person briefed on the call.

 

The proposed negotiations at the Vatican are expected to commence in mid-June, with hopes that even a limited dialogue might lead to some form of diplomatic progress. Yet with Putin showing no signs of retreat and Trump hesitant to escalate pressure, European leaders now find themselves increasingly responsible for shaping the path forward in Ukraine.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Wall Street Journal  2025-05-23

 

 

Thinking about this (sorry in advance), I am of the mind that it wouldn't make any difference - to Putin - even if America had continued its support of Ukraine as was the policy under Biden. And if Donny did decide to follow on with Biden's policy, who knows what Putin would have done; maybe get on the blower to President Xi Jinping. 

As for NATO without the U.S., the so-called eu army and the British army, please don't get involved (to put it politely); I don't want the see the UK nuked. 

[harryviking]

Trump is a fat, ignorant fool!! A coward and a traitor to the western alliance.... 

[hotandsticky]

15 minutes ago, harryviking said:

Trump is a fat, ignorant fool!! A coward and a traitor to the western alliance.... 

 

 

And yet, Americans made him POTUS.

[spidermike007]

10 hours ago, xylophone said:

He said at a Pennsylvania rally later that month: “Before I even arrive at the Oval Office, shortly after we all together win the presidency, we will have the horrible war between Russia and Ukraine settled. It will be settled. The war is going to be settled. I’ll get them both – I know Zelensky, I know Putin, it’ll be done within 24 hours, you watch. They all say, ‘That’s such a boast.’ It will be done very quickly.”

 

Sorry about having to repeat part of your post, SM007, but I thought it was necessary to really show what an idiot trump is, but then again his MAGA goons will still worship him and believe everything that this compulsive liar says – – how stupid can they be.

 

Correct. No lie seems to be too far a stretch for his devotees. 

 

Saint Donald. Total revisionist history, a complete reformation of his entire career, and a total erasure of his past crimes, moral terpitude, and a total and complete willingness to overlook a lifetime of moral bankruptcy. 

 

I do have some friends that will come right out and say the man is a butthead, he's an idiot, and he's an absolute clown, but I like his policies. And then they will have the courage to criticize some of his stupidest policies. Those are the Republicans I admire. 

 

With many people, once they got attached to a theory, it was hard to get them detached. They’d screen out unhelpful facts, invent favorable ones, and ignore contradictions in their own claims. Look at those Sandy Hook, multiple fraud convictions, and Jan. 6th truthers, babbling about false flags and crisis actors and all the rest. When people were motivated enough to believe something, they were going to believe it no matter what. There was no such thing as a bridge too far.

[dinsdale]

10 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Still waiting for MAGA clan to dismantle this one...

Empty Trump rhetoric. No one took this as actually achievable, however, he probably did believe he could bring it to an end relatively quickly. He has done something Biden never did though. He's talked to Putin to try and bring the war to an end. Fact is Russia is winning the war and any end to it MUST have a benefit for Putin.

[Jingthing]

41 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Empty Trump rhetoric. No one took this as actually achievable, however, he probably did believe he could bring it to an end relatively quickly. He has done something Biden never did though. He's talked to Putin to try and bring the war to an end. Fact is Russia is winning the war and any end to it MUST have a benefit for Putin.

He's actually made Ukraine's position much worse!

Even before he took office, he gave Putin everything he wanted in advance without buyin from Ukraine.

The most incompetent negotiator imaginable.

But it was never about negotiation.

It's been about Trump's perverted love of Putin and his hatred of Zelinskyy for refusing to participate in his American election corruption.

Sorry -- Trump is a destructive force in the world.