Trump: Putin and Zelensky are not ready for negotiations yet, but we will achieve our goalFormer US President Donald Trump stated that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine are not currently showing readiness for peace negotiations, however he expressed confi

Trump does not give up hope for a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, despite difficulties in organizing negotiations between Putin and Zelensky

The American leader said this in an exclusive interview with CBS.

The US President characterized his approach as a combination of realism and optimism, emphasizing that he is closely monitoring the efforts of both leaders to resolve the conflict.

"I've been watching this, I've seen it and talked about it [during bilateral negotiations - ed.] with Putin and Zelensky. Something has to happen, but they're not ready yet. We will achieve our goal," the US President stated.

At the same time, the head of the White House admitted that resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine turned out to be a more difficult task than he initially assumed.

"Honestly, I thought Russia [the Russian offensive - ed.] would be the easiest of those I stopped, but it seems it turned out to be a bit more complicated than the others," he noted.