Trump gives Russia 10 days to reach a deal with Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump answered questions from members of the press on his plane while returning to the U.S. following his visit to Scotland. Responding to a question regarding the humanitarian tragedy caused by the ongoing war in Gaza, Trump said, "I think anyone, unless they are heartless or worse, crazy, cannot say anything other than that it is terrible when they see those children. They are children, whether they are talking about starvation or not, they are starving children. They are starving. You see their mothers, they love them very much, but there is nothing they can do. They have to find food for them."

When reminded of his previous disparaging remarks regarding French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize Palestine, Trump said, "Yes, that is his opinion. He can have an opinion. That does not mean I have to agree with it. Emmanuel is a good man. He works very hard, he has a lot to say on every subject."

Touching upon the statements made by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer regarding the recognition of Palestine, Trump said, "They are basically saying the same thing, and that is fine. That does not mean I have to agree."

"PUTIN WANTS TO CONTINUE THE WAR"

Regarding a question about his statement yesterday that "I am giving Russia 10-12 days," Trump said, "I am giving them 10 days from today. Then we will impose tariffs and things like that. I do not know if that will affect Russia. Clearly, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin wants to continue the war, but we will impose tariffs."

"I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MEETING"

When asked when he might meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump said, "I am looking forward to this meeting as well, but I can say that it will happen before the end of the year. We had a very good meeting (with China) today. If you had asked me this question yesterday, I would have said no, the situation did not look very good, but today I heard from (Secretary of Commerce) Scott that the meeting with China went very well."

News Source: İHA