President Donald Trump said he "loves the Ukrainian people" as well as "the Russian people" and wants the war between the two countries to end, according to remarks he made in the Oval Office on Monday. Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump repeated that he "loves them all" and expressed a desire to halt the conflict, but did not outline any concrete diplomatic or military steps the United States might pursue to achieve a cease-fire.
Reporter: What do you say to the Ukrainian people? @POTUS: "I love the Ukrainian people, but I love all people. I love the Russian people. I love 'em all. I want to get the war stopped." https://t.co/ADRmtvlewv
Kind-hearted Trump loves everybody 'I love the Ukrainians, I love the Russians' https://t.co/yAjkO240CW
President Trump during the meeting with Zelensky: I love the Ukrainian people. But I love all people. I love the Russian people. https://t.co/zlmIdldsO6