US President Donald Trump commented on the statement of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who suggested that Russia was able to influence some people in the White House team. It happened after Zelensky expressed his opinion in an interview for Time , in which he noted that Russia probably used information influence on some representatives of the Trump administration.
Answering the questions of journalists, Trump did not deny the possibility of such influence. He noted that some representatives of his team may have been influenced by Russia, but this could have been connected with efforts to reach peace between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The US President stressed that both Ukraine and Russia want to resolve the situation that has been going on for several years.
"Well, they were likely to be influenced to resolve this issue because Ukraine wants it to be regulated, I think they should regulate it, and Russia wants it to be regulated," Trump said.
Trump also praised the work of his key employees who deal with foreign policy and negotiations with Russia. He mentioned the positive results of the Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a special representative of the United States on the Middle East, Stephen Vitcoff, as well as National Security Advisor Mike Voltz. According to Trump, this team is working on resolving a issue that seriously affects the financial situation in the country, as the United States has spent considerable amounts to support stability in the region.
"Marco is doing a great job, and Steve Witkoff was incredible ... Michael Voltz ... We have a wonderful group of people working on this issue. And they spend a significant part of their working day to resolve what actually affects us financially because we gave so much money," Trump said.
Trump's statement about Russia's influence on his administration was of interest among political analysts, as this is another demonstration of the complexity of international relations and multi -level process of diplomacy between the United States, Ukraine and Russia. Despite this influence of the Kremlin, Trump emphasized the importance of peace and stability, which became the main topics in negotiations with the Russian Federation, and called for further work on peaceful resolution of the situation.
