Trump plans to meet with Zelenskyy as he looks to end Ukraine war

President Donald Trump whitethorn soon conscionable with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  

"He whitethorn conscionable adjacent week, yeah. Whenever helium would like. I’m here," Trump told reporters portion hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba connected Friday. 

Trump said that the gathering apt would beryllium held successful Washington, D.C., due to the fact that helium wouldn’t spell to Ukraine. 

Trump besides said determination was a anticipation helium would conscionable with Russian President Vladimir Putin, noting that the 2 person ever had a "very bully relationship." 

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President Donand Trump said helium apt would conscionable with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy successful Washington, arsenic helium wouldn't beryllium going to Ukraine.  (Efrem Lukatsky/The Associated Press)

"That’s wherefore it is truthful bittersweet that this happened," Trump said, appearing to notation Russia’s penetration of Ukraine successful February 2022. "This ne'er would person happened if I were president." 

Trump, who met with Zelenskyy successful New York successful September 2024, urged Putin to cease the warfare — oregon look sanctions — successful a station connected Truth Social connected Jan. 22. 

"Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE," Trump said. If we don't marque a 'deal', and soon, I person nary different prime but to enactment precocious levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions connected thing being sold by Russia to the United States, and assorted different participating countries."

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent besides said helium backed issuing harsher sanctions connected Russia during his confirmation proceeding Jan. 16 to expedite the extremity of the war. 

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said helium backed issuing harsher sanctions connected Russia during his confirmation proceeding Jan. 16.  (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

According to retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump's envoy for Russia and Ukraine, Trump is the lone idiosyncratic that could extremity the conflict. 

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"The lone idiosyncratic that Putin volition truly privation to speech to — due to the fact that he’s benignant of denigrated different leaders that are retired determination — is President Trump, and President Trump’s the lone 1 who tin bring this to a conclusion," Kellogg told "Fox & Friends Weekend" connected Sunday. 

The White House did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital. 

Fox News’ Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.