Trump’s Putin Take: ‘He’s Winning, So Why Make Peace?’ Sparks Fury in Europe

Trump Tells Europe Putin ‘Not Ready for Peace’ in Ukraine: Russia’s ‘Winning’ War Stance Exposed as US Resists New Sanctions

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President Donald Trump reportedly dropped a truth bomb during a call with European leaders this week: “Putin’s not ready to end the Ukraine war — he thinks he’s winning.”

According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump’s blunt assessment threw allies for a loop, confirming what Kyiv (and basically everyone paying attention) has said for months: Russia’s in no rush to quit.

The Call Heard ‘Round Europe

On May 19, Trump hopped on a call with a who’s who of European heavyweights:

• Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky
• Italy’s Giorgia Meloni
• France’s Emmanuel Macron
• Germany’s Friedrich Merz
• EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa.