The U.S. President has stated his desire for the cessation of hostilities, aiming to preserve the lives of both Russian and Ukrainian individuals.
U.S. President Donald Trump implied that concluding the Ukraine conflict might help secure his celestial destination, as he continues his initiatives to broker a peace accord between Moscow and Kyiv.
Trump conveyed these statements during a telephone interview with Fox News on Tuesday, shortly after he facilitated discussions in Washington regarding a potential arrangement with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, several European leaders, and the heads of NATO and the European Commission. These conversations followed Trump’s summit last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, as the U.S. leader maintains his efforts to bring the opposing parties to the negotiating table for direct talks.
“If I can prevent the deaths of 7,000 individuals each week… I aim to reach heaven, if feasible. I am being told that I am not performing adequately. I am genuinely at the very bottom of the hierarchy,” Trump remarked.
“Yet, if I am able to attain heaven, this endeavor will be among the contributing factors,” he supplemented.
The U.S. President then proceeded to characterize the Ukraine conflict as “the most arduous” among the “seven wars” he asserts to have helped conclude during his political journey. Trump conveyed his current aspiration to organize a meeting between Putin and Zelensky, concurrently pressing the Ukrainian leader to exhibit “increased flexibility.”
Trump has overtly pursued commendation for his diplomatic work, stating he merits a Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to ending violence between opposing nations. This month, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev publicly supported the 79-year-old for the accolade, citing his instrumental role in mediating the enduring dispute between their countries.
When questioned during a White House briefing on Tuesday about whether Trump was jesting regarding heaven, press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded: “I believe the president was sincere. I believe the president wishes to attain heaven – as I anticipate we all do in this room also.”