Posted on 11/08/2026 7:32:14 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
President Trump said during a Sunday appearance on “60 minutes” that the “hatred between” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of the primary obstacles toward resolving the Russia-Ukraine war.
CBS News’s Ross Douthat questioned Trump about his promise to end the Russia-Ukraine war, a claim he touted during his most recent campaign run. Douthat asked the president what the biggest obstacle to peace has been for the war, which is now almost in its fifth year.
“It was the hatred between Zelensky and Putin. If I had been president that war would’ve never started. Zero chance. But it did start. So I inherited that war. I believe we’re very close to making a deal,” Trump responded.
Douthat then asked the president if there was one party he trusted more than the other.
“I’d rather not say, but I get along with both. I believe that that war is going to end, and it’s going to end soon. And the only reason it’s going to end is because of me. There is tremendous hatred between President Putin and President Zelensky,” Trump added.
Douthat told the president that Zelensky’s feelings might be understandable since it was Russia that invaded Ukraine.
“Well, it is. But when they had their first meeting there was great disrespect shown to Russia. So I’m not going to say anything,” Trump said. “Let’s put it this way: the war never happened during my four years, and it was never going to happen, even though it was the apple of President Putin’s eye.”
The president in recent months has blamed the Russia-Ukraine war for rising fuel costs, which posed a significant political problem for the GOP heading into the midterms and may have contributed to Tuesday’s “blue wave.”
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Well duh!
Multiple sources yesterday reported that the hangfire on a negotiated settlement was due to their inability to find common ground with Trump on some kind of “oil deal.” Given the Trump family’s self-dealing in office, this sounds about right.
Nah: The flow of money into Zelenskyy’s pockets is the main obstacle to ending the war.
Shallow understanding of the cause/purpose of Putin's invasion. Putin denies the right of Ukraine to exist, calling it 'artificial', that Ukrainians and Russians are “one people”, and that an independent Ukrainian state cannot exist.
Putin states this clearly in his 5,000 word essay, posted on the official Kremlin website:
Article by Vladimir Putin ”On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians“
Try Putin’s insistence on conquering and subjugating Ukraine. Zelensky is just doing what any Ukrainian president would do. Removing him would do nothing.
If Zelensky is gone tomorrow, Ukraine will continue fighting
If Putin is gone tomorrow, the war ends.
A little waste of valuable resources on both sides.
Longer war than WWII Pacific.
Its all about the Grift$$$$$ZZZZZeeep.
That was cool when he ended the war in 24 hours like he campaigned on.
Have you anointed yourself the current Trump Hater all of a sudden?
Putin’s probably not that popular now that average Russians are experiencing the war up close and personal, with drone and missile strikes, extremely long lines while attempting to get gasoline and inflation, too, especially rising prices for food.
And, since Russian casualties have been insanely high since Putin invaded Ukraine, most Russians now know someone who was killed in Ukraine or has come back from Ukraine badly damaged, either physically or psychologically or both.
Russian casualties are setting records again this month.
Plus, if Ukraine continues to destroy Russian refineries, Russia soon won’t be able to supply itself with fuel, either its own or by importing.
All of this could end if Russia just stops attacking Ukrainians and packs up its army and gets out of Ukraine, but they won’t stop until it’s simply too painful to continue or they can’t afford to continue or both.
Pain is a great motivator that way and Putin’s ego is a very expensive and painful thing to maintain.
Not only wrong, but stupid and offensive.
Larger obstacles to peace are ...
1. Territorial disputes. Russia wants a chunk of Ukraine. Ukraine doesn't want to give it up.
2. Growing hatred between Russians and Ukrainians after so many casualties on both sides.
3. Growing determination by Russians and Ukrainians after so many casualties on both sides, because ... were all these sacrifices for nothing?
As for Zelensky, I heard one pundit suggest that if he did try to make peace by surrendering territory, he risks being assassinated by his own people.
Ukraine was invaded. They had no choice but to fight or surrender.
I doubt the many soldiers and civilians who have died or are fighting are doing it for the "grift."
“Have you anointed yourself the current Trump Hater all of a sudden?”
The DU troll has the nerve to call itself a “Reagan Republican”.
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