After returning to power in the USA Donald Trump actually"gifted" Vladimir Putin five Ukrainian regions, including Crimea, as well as a ban on Ukraine's membership in NATO - all for the sake of ending the war. However, Putin rejected this possibility. He said this in an interview with a German publication World said Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger.

When asked when, in her opinion, an agreement on a ceasefire in Ukraine might emerge, she expressed her belief that Putin does not want to end the war, because otherwise real negotiations about it would have already begun.

"US President Trump handed Putin Crimea and several eastern regions on a silver platter, so to speak, and also ruled out Ukraine's membership in NATO. And what is Putin doing? He continues to wage a war of annihilation against the country," Meinl-Reisinger said.

At the same time, she skeptically commented on the narrative popular in Europe that Russia has"momentum" on the front.

"Impulse? I'm not sure. Russia is suffering huge losses. At some point, the coffins in Russia will start piling up. Added to this is the catastrophic economic situation. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the Kremlin to continue this war. Putin knows that time is running out. That is why he is waging war with such brutal intensity," the head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry said.

War in Ukraine: Trump's policy

As UNIAN reported, Trump's former deputy assistant Fred Fleitz expressed his belief that the US president will eventually be able to put enough pressure on Putin to force him to stop his aggression against Ukraine. However, if Trump acts at the current pace, this will take years.

Interestingly, White House special envoy Steve Witkoff actually confirmed this thesis in a recent interview. He stated that Trump will end the war in Ukraine. until the end of his presidential term That is, until January 2029.