A new report claims that President Donald Trump warned NATO leaders during a private meeting at this week’s summit in the Netherlands that the war between Russia and Ukraine is “totally out of control” and urged that “something had to be done.”
According to Bloomberg, a source with knowledge of Trump’s comments during the closed-door meeting with NATO leaders claimed that Trump described the war in Ukraine as “totally out of control.” Bloomberg reported that while the president did not elaborate on his comments, Trump’s statements about something needing to be done in Ukraine were perceived as a positive sign for Ukraine.
As part of this week’s NATO summit in the Netherlands, alliance members agreed to Trump’s demands that NATO nations increase target defense spending from 2 percent to 5 percent of gross domestic product by 2035.
In a joint declaration on Wednesday, NATO members stated, “United in the face of profound security threats and challenges, in particular the long-term threat posed by Russia to Euro-Atlantic security and the persistent threat of terrorism, Allies commit to invest 5% of GDP annually on core defence requirements as well as defence-and security-related spending by 2035 to ensure our individual and collective obligations.”
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According to The Post Millennial, Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday following NATO’s announcement of plans to increase alliance member defense spending. The outlet noted that at a press conference after his meeting with Zelensky, Trump indicated that he is considering the possibility of sending additional Patriot missiles to Ukraine as Russia continues to attack the country.
The Post Millennial reported that Trump suggested during Wednesday’s press conference that Zelensky wants the war between Russia and Ukraine to end. The president also noted that he is planning to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding an end to the war.
“Look, Vladimir Putin really has to end that war,” Trump told reporters. “People are dying at levels that people haven’t seen before for a long time.”
Asked why he has not been able to bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours as he claimed during the 2024 presidential election campaign, Trump said, “It’s more difficult than people would have any idea.”
“Vladimir Putin has been more difficult,” Trump added. “Frankly, I had some problems with Zelensky, you might have read about them. It’s been more difficult than other wars.”
