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To spread: According to Trump, the White House received a

Putin unleashed the US exit from Afghanistan, Russian Federation is ready for peace: Trump's main statements from speech before Congress

To spread: According to Trump, the White House received a "powerful" signal from Russia about its willingness to end the war in Ukraine, and Zelensky wants to sit at the negotiation table "as soon as possible. " On the morning of February 5, Kyiv time US President Donald Trump spoke to the US Congress. The politician began with the words "America returned", after which he remembered that his predecessor Joe Biden was a "worst" president in US history.

At the end of his speech, the leader of America also mentioned the desire to end the war in Ukraine, spoke of the parties of the parties to conclude a peace agreement. Focus gathered Trump's main statements during the speech. Donald Trump believes that Vladimir Putin began military aggression against Ukraine when he saw the United States withdrawing their troops from Afghanistan.

"When Putin saw a terrible withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, he saw that it was time to act," the US President said. According to Donald Trump, at least 2000 people die every week in Ukraine. The politician also once again stated the need to immediately end the Russian-Ukrainian war. "2000 people are killed every week in Ukraine. These are Ukrainians and Russians, not Americans," the US President says.

According to Trump, the United States provided hundreds of billions of dollars to Ukraine during a full -scale war. "The previous administration has provided hundreds of billions to Ukraine. 350 billion is how to select a candy from a child," he said. The politician also made it clear that the US would not provide so much assistance to Ukraine, and mentioned the example of Europe, which, according to him, spent more money "on the purchase of Russian gas" than to help Kiev.

During the speech, Trump mentioned the "important" letter he received from Vladimir Zelensky the day before. According to him, the letter referred to a willingness to sign an agreement on rare earth resources at any time and in any place. He also added that Ukraine is ready to sit at the talk table "as soon as possible. " "Ukraine is ready to sit at the negotiation table as soon as possible," he said.

The US President also reported that he received a "powerful" signal from the Kremlin about the termination of the Russian-Ukrainian war and the conclusion of a peace agreement between states. "We received a powerful signal of peace from Russia," Trump said. According to the head of the United States, in order to complete the war, "it is necessary to conduct a dialogue between the two sides.