U.S. President Donald Trump said he is the only person in the world who is able to end the war in Ukraine, adding that efforts to keep the conflict from escalating are “somewhat under control.”
“I don’t think there’s anybody in the world that is going to stop [Russian President Vladimir Putin], except me,” Trump said in an interview with media outlet Outkick on Air Force One late Saturday. “And I think I’m going to be able to stop him,” he added.
“We’ve had some very rational discussions, and I just want to see the people stop getting killed,” Trump said.
The comments came hours after Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff praised Putin as a “great” leader and not a “bad guy.”
Last week, Trump held separate talks with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that resulted in the Russian leader agreeing to a halt on attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days.
