Trump compares Zelensky and Putin to children and says 'maybe they have to fight a little longer'

Source: The Independent

Trump compares Zelensky and Putin to children and says ‘maybe they have to fight a little longer’

Trump previously said he was arranging a meeting between Putin and Zelensky

Katie Hawkinson
in Washington, D.C.
Monday 01 September 2025 04:12 BST

President Donald Trump compared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin to children when asked about a potential meeting between the two leaders.

In an Oval Office interview on Friday with The Daily Caller, Trump responded to questions about his talks with Putin and Zelensky this month to end the war in Ukraine. When asked what he and Putin disagreed about during their summit in Alaska earlier this month, Trump told the outlet that the two of them got along and suggested the war may continue “a little longer.”

“I don’t know. We got along,” he said. “You saw it, we’ve had a good relationship over the years, very good, actually. That’s why I really thought we would have this done. I would have loved to have had it done. Maybe they have to fight a little longer. You know, just keep fighting — stupidly, keep fighting.”

Trump then compared Zelensky and Putin to children fighting on a playground, noting he isn’t sure a bilateral meeting between the two leaders will happen. The president previously said he was arranging for Putin and Zelensky to meet, and that he would join them for a trilateral summit afterward.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-putin-zelensky-meeting-russia-ukraine-war-b2817535.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-compares-zelensky-putin-children-032300889.html