Trump is dissatisfied with Putin: the White House explained why the US attacked the oil business of the Russian Federation (video)

The press secretary of the White House, Caroline Leavitt, held a briefing for journalists and answered why the US president, after a "productive" telephone conversation with the Russian president, canceled the summit in Budapest and imposed sanctions against Russian oil companies. "What exactly has led to such a dramatic turn of events over the past week that has brought us from point A to point B?" asked the journalist.

Leavitt said that Trump has always maintained that he will impose sanctions on Russia when he deems it appropriate and necessary. And yesterday was "exactly the same day". "I think the president has also long expressed his dissatisfaction with Vladimir Putin and, frankly, with both sides of this war. And he always said that in order to conclude a good peace agreement, both sides must be interested in it.

But he feels that recently there has not been sufficient interest and sufficient actions from the Russian side to advance towards peace," the press secretary said. She specified that a meeting between Putin and Trump is still possible and "the entire administration" hopes that one day it will take place. "But we want to make sure that this meeting will bring a tangible positive result. And that the president will conduct it with benefit," Leavitt said.

She noted that Donald Trump is "incredibly busy" and everyone is already "tired" of covering his activities and movements. And next week he will go to Asia. "We want to make sure that the president uses his time wisely. And the president doesn't want to waste it. He said that the phone conversation that Secretary of State (Marco Rubio — Ed.

productive But, again, the president wants to make sure that his meeting with President Putin will be beneficial," the press secretary said, noting that Trump wants "to see action, not just talk. " And he is highly motivated by the success of his Middle East peace deal. Leavitt repeated that Donald Trump wants the war in Ukraine to end and has been talking about it for nine months. And he is "increasingly annoyed by the lack of progress on both sides of this war.