US President Donald Trump said Monday he hopes Ukraine reaches a deal with Russia “fast” ahead of Tuesday’s Washington-brokered talks in Geneva between Moscow and Kyiv.
“Ukraine better come to the table, fast,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while en route to Washington.
Trump is pushing to end the conflict, unleashed when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, but two previous rounds of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi did not yield any signs of a breakthrough. Both sides said publicly the discussions were productive, but they remain far apart on the key issue of territory.
Meanwhile, President Trump said Cuba was a “failed nation” and called on Havana to make a deal with the United States, though he dismissed mounting a regime change operation. (AFP)
