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"My decision on Russia is a very simple one. I am in the process of negotiating…" — Trump on Truth Social

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My decision on Russia is a very simple one. I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table. Great progress is being made, and that includes current hostage negotiations! Signing that document at this time will do that, and I can sign it later, or any time that I want! Perhaps more importantly, Russia is doing very little, if anything, to help the Islamic Republic of Iran, compared to what they could be doing, and I want to keep it that way, and will, unless stupid people get in the way. Lastly, Zelenskyy is using Diesel Refineries in Russia as a target, knowing that these attacks are seriously hurting the world diesel markets, including those in the United States. Farmers, ranchers, and businesses of all kinds are suffering greatly from this, but Russia is, nevertheless, sending, at a low price, millions of barrels of diesel to the World. Zelenskyy doesn’t care, and frankly, with all of the money that Europe is famously giving him, and that Crooked Joe Biden gave him in the past, he doesn’t want to end this war, and probably never did. He could have made a better deal two years ago than he can now. His country is in shambles, a large portion of his land is lost, his oceans and seas are gone, and his male population is low, wounded, and/or dead. I WANT THIS WAR END! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

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我对俄罗斯的决定非常简单。我正在俄罗斯和乌克兰之间的战争中进行和平谈判,并且不想做任何会愚蠢地将俄罗斯赶出谈判桌的事情。正在取得巨大进展,其中包括目前的人质谈判!此时签署该文件就可以了,我可以稍后签署,或者在我想要的任何时间签署!也许更重要的是,与他们可以做的事情相比,俄罗斯在帮助伊朗伊斯兰共和国方面做得很少,如果有的话,我想保持这种状态,并且会保持这种状态,除非愚蠢的人妨碍。最后,泽伦斯基将俄罗斯的柴油炼油厂作为目标,因为他知道这些攻击正在严重损害包括美国在内的世界柴油市场。农民、牧场主和各类企业都因此遭受巨大损失,但俄罗斯仍在以低价向世界输送数百万桶柴油。泽伦斯基不在乎,坦率地说,尽管欧洲向他提供了众所周知的所有资金,而且狡诈的乔·拜登过去也给了他,但他不想结束这场战争,而且可能从来没有结束过。两年前他本可以达成比现在更好的交易。他的国家一片混乱,大部分土地消失,海洋消失,男性人口减少、受伤和/或死亡。我想要这场战争结束!感谢您对此事的关注。唐纳德·J·特朗普总统

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