The three-year-old Russia-Ukraine war could end this week, White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt said on Saturday (February 22) local time. News-BBC.
Levitt said that US President Donald Trump is confident that he can negotiate a deal with Russia to end the Ukraine conflict. She also indicated that the three-year-old war could end as soon as this week.
Levitt told reporters on the South Lawn after returning from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that President Trump and his team are very focused on continuing to negotiate with both sides of the conflict to end this conflict and the president himself is very confident that we can get it done this week.
The comments from the White House spokesman came after Trump claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had no other options and should be excluded from future peace talks with international leaders.
Levitt said that US National Security Adviser Matt Waltz would work “day and night” to reach an agreement this weekend and noted that Treasury Secretary Scott Besant himself is continuing to discuss a proposed agreement with Ukraine on mineral use.
Spokeswoman Carolyn Levitt added that these important minerals in Ukraine are an important part of the president (Trump). This is very important to President Trump because it will bring back American tax dollars.
It is worth noting that Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on the night of February 24, 2022 local time. The war that has been going on for the past three years has caused massive damage and loss of life on both sides.
Meanwhile, although Zelensky has recently been blamed for starting the Ukraine war, this time Trump has taken a different tone. In a speech at a conference in Washington on Saturday, he said that Russia invaded Ukraine. However, Zelensky and then US President Joe Biden should have taken steps to prevent a Russian invasion.
Trump also said that the United States will soon sign a mineral agreement with Ukraine.