US President Donald Trump has said that Washington continues to share intelligence with Ukraine and is working with both Kiev and Moscow to end Russia’s war, insisting that neither side has been cut off from US assistance.
“We are helping them, and we are sharing intel,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday, adding that his administration was working with Ukraine and Russia to bring the conflict to an end.
Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy both wanted the war to stop, but that personal hostility between the leaders was complicating efforts to reach an agreement.
“They both want it to end, and they don’t know how to get to that point. There’s a lot of hatred there between the two of them,” he said.
Asked why he believed Putin wanted an end to the war, Trump pointed to his own experience negotiating deals and said the Russian leader probably wanted the conflict to end.
“We’re going to get ’em there,” he added.
Russian diesel deal draws scrutiny
Trump also faced questions about a deal involving Russian diesel that has attracted criticism from US lawmakers in both parties.
Critics argue that the arrangement could conflict with US restrictions on Russian energy imports imposed following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Asked whether Russia could use proceeds from the deal to buy more bombs, Trump declined to address the potential military implications directly.
“That’s a diesel deal, not for us. That’s being released into the world. That’s not being released to us,” he said.
Trump’s remarks came as his administration continues to present negotiations as a route towards ending the war, while questions remain over the terms of any potential settlement and the role of continued US support for Ukraine.
