Trump calls on Putin to make a deal to end Russia-Ukraine war

Jan 24

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By Ryan Robertson (Anchor), Jodie Hawkins (Senior Producer)

President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours once in office. However, new developments and a series of back-and-forth drone attacks between Russia and Ukraine serve as signs fighting isn’t slowing down.

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Ukraine’s military launched drones into Russia Friday, Jan. 24, hitting oil facilities in Ryazan and a microelectronics production plant in Bryansk.

The attacks are the latest in Ukraine’s effort to disrupt the Russian military and put pressure on the country’s economy by striking the oil industry, which is Moscow’s main source of revenue.

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Russian drones also attacked Ukraine on Friday, killing three people in separate locations near Kyiv, while also damaging multiple buildings.

How is Ukrainian President Zelenskyy responding?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video to X showing the rescue efforts with a message saying he was grateful to every leader and every country exerting pressure on Russia to bring this “unprovoked and terrorist war to an end.”

All night long, rescue operations continued in the Kyiv region following a Shahed drone attack. Residential buildings were damaged in Brovary and Hlevakha. Tragically, three people lost their lives. My condolences to their families and loved ones.

There are also wounded who are… pic.twitter.com/4cluCF9B2B
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 24, 2025

What is President Trump saying about the war now?

The attacks come as President Trump says Zelenskyy shares the blame for the start of the war.

“You know he’s no angel,” Trump told Fox News about Zelenskyy. “He shouldn’t have allowed this war to happen.”

Trump also mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in a post on Truth Social.

“I’m going to do Russia, whose economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big favor. Settle now, and stop this ridiculous war! It’s only going to get worse,” Trump said.

Trump said he is ready to meet with Putin as soon as possible, giving an ultimatum that if the war doesn’t end he will put higher taxes, tariffs and sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States.

Tags: building fire, Donald Trump, Drones, Russia, Russia-Ukraine War, Russian Oil, Truth Social, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, War

[Ryan]

EVEN THOUGH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CAMPAIGNED ON A PROMISE TO END THE WAR IN UKRAINE IN 24 HOURS ONCE IN OFFICE…NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND A SERIES OF BACK AND FORTH DRONE ATTACKS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE … SERVE AS SIGNS FIGHTING ISN’T SLOWING DOWN.

UKRAINE’S MILITARY LAUNCHED DRONES INTO RUSSIA FRIDAY, HITTING OIL FACILITIES IN RYAZAN AND A MICROELECTRONICS PRODUCTION PLANT IN BRYANSK.

THE ATTACKS ARE THE LATEST IN UKRAINE’S EFFORT TO DISRUPT THE RUSSIAN MILITARY BY HITTING THE KREMLIN IN ITS POCKETBOOK… PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMY BY STRIKING THE OIL INDUSTRY – MOSCOW’S MAIN SOURCE OF REVENUE.

RUSSIAN DRONES ALSO ATTACKED UKRAINE FRIDAY … KILLING THREE PEOPLE IN SEPARATE LOCATIONS NEAR KYIV, WHILE ALSO DAMAGING MULTIPLE BUILDINGS.

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY POSTED VIDEO TO X SHOWING THE RESCUE EFFORTS WITH A MESSAGE SAYING – “WAS GRATEFUL TO EVERY LEADER AND EVERY COUNTRY EXERTING PRESSURE ON RUSSIA TO BRING THIS UNPROVOKED AND TERRORIST WAR TO AN END.”

THE ATTACKS COME AS PRESIDENT TRUMP … SAYS ZELENSKYY SHARES THE BLAME FOR THE START OF THE WAR.

you know he’s no angel.. he shouldnt have allowed this war to happen.

zelensky was fighting a much bigger entity, much bigger, much more powerful. he shouldn’t have done that, because we could have made a deal, and it would have been a deal that would have been, it would have been a nothing deal,”

TRUMP ALSO MENTIONED RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADMIR PUTIN THIS WEEK. …

IN A POST ONTRUTH SOCIAL, THE NEW PRESIDENT SAYS HE’SQUOTE GOING TO DO RUSSIA, WHOSE ECONOMY IS FAILING, AND PRESIDENT PUTIN, A VERY BIG FAVOR. SETTLE NOW, AND STOP THIS RIDICULOUS WAR! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.”

TRUMP SAYS HE’S READY TO MEET WITH PUTIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE … AFTER SAYING HE WOULD END THE WAR IN 24 HOURS , TRUMP IS NOW

GIVING PUTIN AN ULTIMATUM THAT IF THE WAR DOESN’T END HE WILL PUT HIGHER TAXES, TARIFFS, AND SANCTIONS ON ANYTHING BEING SOLD BY RUSSIA TO THE UNITED STATES.FOR SAN I’M RYAN ROBERTSTON – FOR UNBIASED NEWS COVERAGE OF BUSINESS, POLITICS AND MORE – DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP TODAY.