(Photo: Reuters)WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump told Reuters that ​Ukraine — not Russia — is holding up a potential peace deal, rhetoric that stands in marked contrast to that of European allies, who have consistently argued Moscow has little interest in ending its war in Ukraine. In an exclusive interview in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to wrap up his ‌nearly four-year-old invasion of Ukraine. “I think he’s ready to make a deal,” Trump said of the Russian president. “I think Ukraine is less ready to make a deal.”Asked why US-led ‌negotiations had not yet resolved Europe’s largest land conflict since World War Two, Trump responded: “Zelensky”. Asked if he would meet Zelensky at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland ​next week, Trump said he would but implied no plans were set.

Source: Bangkok Post January 15, 2026 11:55 UTC