Donald Trump warned Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin to set aside abnormal hatred and agree to a peace deal, calling them 'stupid' if they fail to end the bloodbath. He characterized negotiations as a difficult balance, saying sometimes Russia is ready while Ukraine refuses and other times Ukraine wants a deal while Putin resists. He described the war as a bloodbath with thousands dying weekly and urged immediate stoppage, saying a deal appears possible and parties seem reasonably close. He referenced frustrations after a Davos Q&A and recalled an Oval Office instance where Zelensky declined a deal.
"President Donald Trump bluntly warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that they must come together and put aside their abnormal hatred to agree to a peace deal, calling out the pair as stupid if they fail to end the bloodbath. The president's frustrations were made clear in a Q&A following his address at Davos where he repeated his past musing that, despite his perception before taking office, the Ukraine-Russia was was not the easiest to settle."
"And we're going to try getting a deal done. We're getting, I think, Steve, I think I can say that we're reasonably close now. What happens is oftentimes we'll have a deal with Russia, Russia is set and President Zelensky will not do it you saw that when he was in the oval office, I was not happy and then we'll have President Zelensky wants to make a deal and Putin doesn't want to make the deal, he added."
"Trump said: I believe they're at a point now where they can come together and get a deal done. And if they don't, they're stupid. He paused, then continued: That goes for both of them. And I know they're not stupid, but if they don't get this done, they are stupid. So I don't want to insult anyone. But you got to get this deal done. Too many people are dying. It's not worth it."
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