President Donald Trump stated the U.S. has “nearly” lifted the intelligence pause on Ukraine, including that his administration has to do something it will probably to get Ukrainians severe about making a deal to finish the struggle with Russia.
“You recognize, I say they don’t have the playing cards. No person actually has the playing cards,” Trump advised reporters throughout a gaggle on Air Pressure One on Sunday night. “Russia doesn’t have the playing cards…What you must do is you must make a deal, and you must cease the killing. It’s a mindless struggle, and we’re going to get it stopped.”
On Friday, Fox Information Digital realized from three sources accustomed to the scenario that the U.S. was persevering with to share some defensive intelligence with Ukraine to guard it towards incoming Russian strikes.
Federal intelligence, the work of the CIA, FBI and human intelligence, and knowledge that helps with offensive Ukrainian strikes towards Russia had already been paused.
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President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet within the Oval Workplace on the White Home on Feb. 28, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)
When requested through the gaggle if he would take into account lifting the intel pause on Ukraine, Trump stated the U.S. had.
“We, we nearly have. I imply, we actually nearly have,” he stated. “And we wish to do something we will to get Ukraine to be severe about getting one thing performed.”
Trump additionally famous that he thinks Ukraine will signal the minerals deal, however he desires them to need peace for the time being.
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Ukrainian soldier exits the cabin of the DS3 artillery because the Russia-Ukraine struggle continues, within the route of Niu York, Ukraine, 5 March 2025. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu through Getty Photographs)
When requested how Ukraine ought to present it desires peace, Trump stated they haven’t proven it to the extent he thinks they need to.
“I believe proper now they haven’t, however I believe they are going to be, and I believe it’s going to turn into evident over the subsequent two or three days,” the president stated, including that we now have to have peace over something. “This week, a whole lot of individuals died in cities in Ukraine, and we acquired to get it stopped. It might have by no means occurred if I used to be president.”
Through the practically 10-minute gaggle with reporters, Trump fielded questions on a wide range of subjects, together with the forms of sanctions or tariffs he could impose on Russia.
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President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto through Getty Photographs | Contributor/Getty Photographs | Scott Olson/Getty Photographs)
The president defined that he and his staff had been their choices, however his focus was on just a few huge conferences arising in Saudi Arabia, which is able to embrace Russia and Ukraine.
“We’ll see if we will get one thing performed,” Trump stated. “Lots of people died this week, as you understand, in Ukraine – not solely Ukrainians however Russians. So, I believe everyone desires to see it get performed. We’re going to make numerous progress, I consider, this week.”
Trump was additionally requested what he would say to Individuals watching their retirement accounts freefall from their highest in years amid considerations about tariffs.
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President Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing an government order on reciprocal tariffs within the Oval Workplace on the White Home on Feb. 13, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)
The president advised the reporter the tariffs “are going to be the best factor we’ve ever performed as a rustic,” including that they’ll “make our nation wealthy once more.”
The tariffs, Trump defined, will carry firms and factories again, noting that 90,000 factories within the U.S. had closed for the reason that starting of the North American Free Commerce Settlement (NAFTA) between the U.S., Canada and Mexico, which was in impact from 1994 to 2020.
On the finish of his time with reporters, Trump was requested if he was apprehensive a couple of recession, after hesitating on the identical query when requested by FOX Enterprise’ Maria Bartiromo.
“In fact you hesitate. All I do know is…we’re going to soak up a whole lot of billions of {dollars} in tariffs, and we’re going to turn into so wealthy you’re not going to know the place to spend all that cash,” Trump stated. “I am telling you; you simply watch. We will have jobs. We will have open factories. It’ll be nice.”
