US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) that he feels he is very close to an agreement to stop the Russia-Ukraine war, although earlier he thought he would do it within a few hours. Trump also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would be fools if they did not end it now, and he knows they are not.
During the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) here, Trump said that he is good at solving war cases, although this work should be done by the United Nations. In response to a question on the Russia-Ukraine war, Trump said, ‘I’m sad to say it, but I solved more than four cases.’ He said, ‘This has to be done.’ This will save many lives, lakhs of lives will be saved. The tremendous hatred that exists between Ukraine and Russia between President Zelensky and President Putin is not a good thing. This is not good for reconciliation.
Trump’s statement on Russia-Ukraine war
Trump said, ‘I think Russia wants to compromise. I think Ukraine also wants a compromise and we will try to make a compromise. I think we are very close to an agreement. This bloodshed that is happening is terrible. Drones are killing thousands of people every week. We’ll have to stop this.’ He said, ‘So I think now they are at a point where they can come together and compromise. I’m going to meet President Zelensky later today. I know they are not stupid. I don’t want to insult anyone, but you have to make this compromise. Many people are dying.
Trump’s statement about China
Trump said that his relations with Chinese President Xi Jinping have always been very good. He said, ‘He is an extraordinary person and what he has done is commendable.’ He also said that his relations with Xi had been greatly affected due to Covid-19. Trump said, ‘I used to call it the Chinese virus, but he said, ‘Can you use another name?’ And I decided to do so. Why should there be a problem with this? But for the first time I became a diplomat.
Mentioned about Greenland
Regarding Greenland, he said that Denmark has to spend billions of US dollars every year on this and Denmark is a small country whose people are very good. Trump said, ‘If we had not intervened (in the Ukraine war), I think World War III could have broken out. If Kamala (Harris), Joe Biden or any of these leaders had been elected, I think we would have got embroiled in the Third World War. He said, ‘But, now we are not allowing the third world war to happen, and we want to stop it. It would have been a terrible situation, still is, but not that bad. It is bad because so many young people have died.
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