Trump Blames Ukraine and Biden for Escalating ‘Bloodbath’ in Russia-Ukraine War

President Donald Trump stated he never discussed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their recent phone call. At his Saturday press conference, Trump said he is “not thrilled” with Putin for “killing too many people” in Russia’s war with Ukraine, which he described as a “bloodbath.”

Trump noted that ending the hostilities has proven harder than with other conflicts he claims to have resolved. “I thought the easiest one would be, one of the easier ones would be Russia, Ukraine,” he said. “It’s not.” He added that both nations had engaged in actions he deemed “pretty bad.”

The former president attributed responsibility for the conflict to his predecessor, stating: “That was Joe Biden, [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy, and Putin.” Trump emphasized he inherited the crisis, saying it would have been avoided if he had been president. He cited recent casualty figures of approximately 30,000 soldiers killed monthly in Ukraine, adding that his administration has pushed NATO members to increase defense spending while supplying military aid to Ukraine.

Trump also highlighted civilian casualties in Ukrainian cities and stressed the urgency of stopping the war: “Life is a big deal,” he said. “But if I can stop that war and stop 30,000 young people.”