Trumps says Ukraine peace efforts 'hopefully underway' as he calls for Putin meeting

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "In December, Trump said that Putin had expressed an interest in meeting him.
56% : Without providing details, Trump also said Thursday: "Our efforts to secure a peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine are now, hopefully, underway.
54% : In a highly anticipated address via videolink to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump said: "I really would like to be able to meet with President Putin soon to get that war ended, and that's not from the standpoint of economy or anything else.
41% : Attending the event to promote Kyiv's set of peace proposals as the war approaches its third anniversary, Zelenskyy also suggested Trump could overlook Europe to broker Ukraine peace talks by working with Russia and China.
38% : "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy struck a more skeptical tone during his Tuesday address at Davos, questioning whether Trump would "even notice Europe" during his presidency.
23% : Trump earlier this week threatened to impose "high levels" of sanctions and tariffs on Russia if it did not "make a deal" to end its war against Ukraine.

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