“He seems very nice, but I don’t know how he’d play within his own country,” Mr. Trump said. “When you win the presidency, you don’t win the midterms,” he said. Mr. Trump has frequently criticised both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mr. Zelenskyy ‍, but seemed more downbeat once again on the Ukrainian president. Mr. Trump said Mr. Putin is “ready to make a deal.” Asked what the hold up is, Mr. Trump said simply: “Zelenskyy.”“We have to get President Zelenskyy to go along with it,” he said. “She’s a very nice woman,” Mr. Trump said of Ms. Machado.

Source: The Hindu January 15, 2026 06:22 UTC