Better than anyone · Second term · № 51
Russia wants a deal for reasons 'that only I know'
“I also think that Russia wants to make a deal because in a certain a different way that only I know—they have no choice either.”
- Said
- , Document signing and exchange with reporters, Oval Office
- Subject
- why Russia wants a deal
- Topic
- Ukraine & Russia
- Era
- Second term
What the record showed
No deal followed. On April 24, 2025 Trump posted 'Vladimir, STOP!'; on May 25 he wrote that Putin 'has gone absolutely CRAZY!'; and the August 15, 2025 Alaska summit ended with 'There's no deal until there's a deal.' On September 23, 2025 he called Russia 'a paper tiger,' and he was still holding bilateral talks with President Zelenskyy in Ankara on July 8, 2026.
Sources
- Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters (March 6, 2025)
- How Trump's rhetoric about Zelenskyy and Putin has evolved, in his own words
- Press Conference: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin Hold a Joint Press Event - August 15, 2025
- Remarks: Donald Trump Holds a Bilat with Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine - July 8, 2026