Donald Trump: we gave Ukraine a lot, in return we got high prices for diesel

US President Donald Trump assessed in a conversation with the media in the Oval Office that "Russia depends on bringing the matter (the war in Ukraine) to an end." - You see, Russia is a big machine. It simply constantly moves forward. It has taken up a very large area - the US president emphasized. - Let's face the truth: Ukraine has lost many people. Russia has also lost many people. However, Russia is a huge country. Ukraine is not - he stated. He blamed his predecessor Joe Biden, saying that he made a mistake because he should have provided aid to Ukraine through the European Union. - The European Union should have paid for it. The Union has quite a lot of money, although I must admit that Europeans are starting to get fed up with spending it on this - he added. Donald Trump: we provided a lot to Ukraine - Ukraine must want to end this war. Zelensky must want to end it. If he does not do so, I think it will be a very bad situation - Trump continued. He said that the US helped Ukraine a lot, and did not receive anything in return. - We received nothing in return, except for high prices for gasoline - the US president accused Ukraine. - We provided a lot to Ukraine. We received absolutely nothing in return except for suffering, death, and huge financial losses - he listed. - But Ukraine must want an agreement because the United States spent a fortune on this war. Europe also spent a fortune. Europeans are fed up with this. They really are fed up with it. If they do not reach an agreement, ultimately the situation, in my opinion, will only get worse - warned the US leader. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday after meeting with Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff that he is ready for negotiations. He declared that he is ready for a trilateral peace meeting with the participation of the US and Russia. On Wednesday, Witkoff is to go to Russia to continue talks, among other things, about ending the war.