Trump says he is waiting for meeting with Putin to end war in Ukraine

US President-elect Donald Trump has said he is anticipating a meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

Source: Trump during a speech in Arizona broadcast by LiveNow from Fox

Quote: "One of the things I want to do, and quickly, and President Putin said that he wants to meet with me as soon as possible… We have to wait for this; we have to end this war. This war is horrible."

Details: Trump also claimed that "millions of soldiers" have died in the war in Ukraine.

"This war would have never happened if I was president," he reiterated.

Quote: "I will end the war in Ukraine. I will stop the chaos in the Middle East. I will prevent, I promise, World War III. We are very close to World War III."

Background: 

• On 19 December, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that he is ready to meet with or talk to US President-elect Donald Trump "at any time".

• On 18 December, Keith Kellogg, Trump’s nominee as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, expressed confidence that Kyiv and Moscow are ready for peace talks.
• Trump had previously stated that he would continue supporting Ukraine in his efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war.

This news has been updated since publication.

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