Trump - Zelensky meeting: 'I love the Ukrainians, I love the Russians' - who said what in the midst of hope to end the war

US President Donald Trump on Monday gave a friendly welcome to Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House for talks on the Russia Akraine War, which raises the hope of a peace agreement. Trump expressed joy over the Ukrainian president’s black suits as the two leaders shook hands. In a tone of affection, Trump put his hand on Zelensky’s back before the two men went to the Oval Office, where their last meeting ended in a disaster in February. Trump Zelensky meets direct updates Zelensky also indicated that he is open to a trilateral meeting with Trump and Putin to negotiate at the end of the Russia Akraine War. Trump said the United States will help Europe provide safety for Ukraine as part of any agreement to end Russia’s War in Ukraine. The leaders of France, Italy, Britain, Germany, Finland, the European Union and the NATO also joined Zelensky. Here’s what Trump said – Trump said with reporters in the Oval Office that the United States will help Europe provide safety for Ukraine as part of any agreement to end Russia’s War in Ukraine – we’re going to work with Russia, we’re going to work with Ukraine. – Trump expressed the hope that the summit of Monday could eventually lead to a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that he believes Putin wants the war to end. – If everything works out today, we will have a trilat. – I will talk to Putin after meeting with Zelensky and European leaders in the White House. – I love the Ukrainian people, but I love all people, I love the Russian people. I love everyone. I want the war to be stopped. – The war is going to end. When it ends, I can’t tell you, but the war is going to end, and this Lord wants it to end, and Vladimir Putin wants it to end. I think the whole world is tired of it, and we’re going to end it. – I ended six wars, and I thought it might be the easiest, but it’s not the easiest. It’s hard. There are many reasons for that, and they will talk about it for a long time, just as they will talk about the others. – I just talked to President Putin indirectly, and we’re going to do a phone call immediately after these meetings today. And we may or not have a vibrat. If we do not have a trilat, the fights continue. And if we do, we have a good chance. – The first lady (us) felt very strong. She has great love for children and she has a wonderful Son she loves. She hates seeing such a thing happen and this also applies to other wars. She sees the sadness of parents, the funerals. We want to see something other than funerals. She would love to see this end (Russia-Ukraine War). Donald Trump about criticism of American media – the level of hostility is incredible … You know that I have resolved in all these wars, I solved big wars. – No matter what I do, no matter what agreement I do, you get out well, maybe President Putin is coming out well, but they will say Trump was horrible, I lived with it … I get the worst publicity. What Zelensky said – thank you for your efforts, personal efforts to stop murders and stop this war. We have to stop this war, stop Russia and we need support – American and European partners. – We are ready for trilateral as president. – This is a good signal about trilateral. I think it’s very good. – We now have the possibility of buying weapons from the US. We are grateful for these opportunities … It is not just a part for war and to defend us. It is also for our safety. Zelenskiy said he was open to keeping an election in safe circumstances if the war with Russia came to an end. – Yes, of course I’m open to elections, but we have to keep it out under safe circumstances … We need security to hold elections, Zelensky said after being asked if he was open to keep elections in Ukraine. – “We need … a ceasefire, yes, everywhere – the battlefield, the sky and the sea, to make it possible for people to do democratic open legitimate elections.”