US EditionTrump Says It May Be Better to Let Ukraine, Russia 'Fight for a While' as Merz Blames Putin for War
- Trump likened the war in Ukraine to a fight between two children who hated each other.
- Trump said it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia fight for a while before pursuing peace.
- Merz stressed that Germany was on the side of Ukraine and that Kyiv was attacking only military targets.
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Trump compares Russia and Ukraine to children fighting - West Hawaii Today
As Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, sat beside him watching in silence, President Donald Trump compared Russia and Ukraine to two fighting children who needed to work out their differences for a while before anyone could intervene.
Washington. President Donald Trump stated that perhaps it is better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before seeking peace, and compared the war with a “twin between two little haters” during the first bilateral meeting he held yesterday with German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who seeks to stabilize relations with Washington and maintain U.S. support for Ukraine.
Trump tells Putin: ‘It might be better to let Russia and Ukraine fight for a while’
Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine should be left to “fight for a while,” with other nations leaving them to it. Mr Trump compared the war to an ice hockey brawl whilst speaking in the Oval Office with his German counterpart Friedrich Merz on Thursday (5 June). “Sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart,” Trump told reporters. “You see it in hockey, you see it in sports.” The president revealed he s…
Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia ’fight for a while’ as Merz blames Putin for war
Mr. Merz told German reporters after the White House meeting that he had invited Mr. Trump to visit Germany, “his home country,” and added that the two leaders “get along well on the personal level”
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