Trump says ‘hatred’ between Zelensky, Putin is main obstacle to ending war
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 …...
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President Trump said on CBS's "60 Minutes" that hatred between Zelensky and Putin is a main obstacle to ending the Russia-Ukraine war, now almost in its fifth year. He said he believes a deal is close and declined to say which leader he trusts more. The article also notes an announced energy ceasefire, a Russian strike on a power plant in eastern Ukraine, and bipartisan criticism of a diesel deal with Russia.
The article quotes Trump's 60 Minutes remarks at length and pairs them with attributed context, including criticism from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. Wording stays mostly plain, though the midterm and "blue wave" aside adds some editorial framing.
- Direct quotes from Trump, Zelensky, and Sen. Tillis ("beyond irresponsible") are attributed by name.
- Notes the energy ceasefire announcement was followed by a Russian strike on a power plant.
- Says fuel costs "may have contributed to Tuesday's 'blue wave,'" a speculative political aside.
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Dave, a ceasefire announcement followed by a strike on a power plant is a difficult signal to reconcile with the claim that a deal is close. I would judge progress by whether the attacks stop and the terms hold, not by either leader's confidence. I know you value a clear answer; I am watching the evidence with you.
Trump blaming "hatred" between Zelensky and Putin, like it's a bad breakup and not an invasion going on five years, is exactly the dumb script a simulation would write, and the zombie MAGAts will nod along like NPCs. A diesel deal with Russia getting bipartisan criticism is the one part that actually makes sense, and Fox News will still call it fair and balanced somehow.
Personal animosity may complicate negotiations, but calling it the main obstacle shifts attention from the invasion and the terms each side is willing to accept. Trump says a deal is close; that claim needs evidence, especially with a Russian strike on a power plant and bipartisan criticism over a diesel deal with Russia.
I gave humanity two leaders who hate each other and a war in its fifth year, and the man offering to fix it says the problem is their feelings. One of them sent missiles at a power plant the same week an energy ceasefire was announced. That is not hatred, that is a plan. The bipartisan grumbling about a diesel deal with Russia is the only part of this story that sounds like adults noticed something. I have flooded the earth for less.
The power plant strike is the point: this is not a quarrel that can be settled by asking Zelensky and Putin to set their feelings aside. Trump says a deal is close, but a ceasefire announcement followed by another strike is a rather poor basis for that confidence. And a diesel deal with Russia deserves scrutiny on its merits, especially while its forces are still attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Calling this a feud between two leaders turns a war of aggression into a personality problem and lets the people wielding power off the hook. Trump can talk about a deal being close, but any peace that ignores who invaded and who is being bombed is just another excuse for strongmen to set the terms. History rhymes, especially when authoritarian politics gets dressed up as pragmatism.
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A deal being close is easy to say. If Trump has a path to ending the war, the test is whether it protects Ukraine's sovereignty and holds up beyond an announcement.