Trump makes shocking admission about Ukraine peace talks after call with Putin
By EMILY GOODIN, SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONEDENT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM AT THE WHITE
HOUSE and KELLY LACO
Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but acknowledged peace with Ukraine is not on the immediate horizon.
On the call that lasted about one hour and 15 minutes, Trump disclosed they discussed the recent drone attacks by Ukraine on Russia's air bases.
Kyiv delivered a devastating blow to the Russian air force on Sunday and Putin is now plotting revenge.
'It was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace,' admitted Trump.
The president also stated that Putin told him he plans to retaliate against Ukraine after the recent attacks.
'President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields,' Trump disclosed, without details about whether he pushed back on the Russian leader.
Trump has been vocal about wanting to end all fighting and bombing between the two nations immediately as the death toll continues to rise in the now years-long conflict.
'We also discussed Iran, and the fact that time is running out on Iran's decision pertaining to nuclear weapons, which must be made quickly! I stated to President Putin that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and, on this, I believe that we were in agreement.'
'President Putin suggested that he will participate in the discussions with Iran and that he could, perhaps, be helpful in getting this brought to a rapid conclusion. It is my opinion that Iran has been slow-walking their decision on this very important matter, and we will need a definitive answer in a very short period of time!'
On the call that lasted about one hour and 15 minutes, Trump disclosed they discussed the recent drone attack by Ukraine on Russia's planes
'President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields,' Trump disclosed
The Russian tyrant has stayed out of sight since the attacks on multiple air bases in Ukraine's audacious Operation Spiderweb - a top-secret mission some 18 months in the making, showing off Ukraine's capability to stagger the Russian invasion.
But an insider warned that Putin 'will hit back at Ukraine' while also 'avenging his underlings who allowed this humiliation to happen.'
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Putin's revenge reportedly includes stockpiling a massive contingent of battle tanks and ammunition.
The call between the two leaders came the day after the White House announced Trump will attend the annual NATO meeting at the end of June.
The president will also travel to Canada in the next few weeks to attend the G7.
The Russian-Ukraine war is expected to be a heavy topic of conversation at both events.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to attend the G7 meeting.
Trump's post did mention any possibility of a meeting to discuss the peace process. He has sought to bring Zelensky and Putin together.
But, on Tuesday, the Kremlin dismissed the likelihood of a trilateral meeting between Trump, Putin and Zelensky taking place in the near future.
'Well, frankly speaking, unlikely [that it will happen] in the near future,' Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to Russian state media outlet TASS.
Ukrainian and Russian delegations met for the second time in person on Monday in Turkey.
There was no breakthrough on peace talks but the two sides did agree to more prisoner exchanges.
Zelensky has pushed for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire, which Putin has not agreed to.
A satellite image shows destroyed aircrafts in the aftermath of a drone strike at the Olenya air base, Murmansk region, Russia
The two sides are far apart in their asks for a peace deal.
The Kremlin wants Ukraine to vow not to be a part of any military alliance (such as NATO); restrictions on the size of its military; wants to keep their occupied regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia; and wants Russian to be Ukraine's official language.
The Ukraine wants no restrictions on the size of its military; war reparations and that the international community to refuse to recognize Russia's occupation of parts of Ukraine.
Trump and Putin spoke two days after Ukraine launched a massive drone strike on Russia.
It was severe hit for the Kremlin with as many as 20 Russian strategic aircraft destroyed or severely damaged, limiting Putin's ability to conduct long-range attacks.
One U.S. defense official told the New York Times the attack showed Ukraine's ability to strike nearly anywhere in Russia, and to destroy warplanes costing $100 million or more with drones with price tags as low as $600.
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