总统唐纳德·特朗普周一在白宫接待了法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙，在全世界纪念弗拉基米尔·普京入侵三周年之际，俄乌问题是首要议题。
特朗普表示，他认为这场战争可能会“很快”结束，因为他和马克龙在椭圆形办公室举行了双边会议。
“我认为我们可以在几周内结束它——如果我们聪明的话，”特朗普告诉记者。“如果我们不聪明，它将继续下去，我们将继续失败。”
两位领导人还在东厅举行了新闻发布会，会上他们被问了很多关于和平谈判的问题。马克龙反复强调，安全保障是任何停止敌对行动协议的一部分，乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基也是如此。
“这种和平绝不意味着乌克兰投降，”马克龙在新闻发布会上说。“这绝不意味着没有保障的停火。这种和平必须允许乌克兰的主权，并允许乌克兰与其他利益攸关方就影响到它的问题进行谈判。而且也是一个我们需要承担责任的国家，这样我们才能确保乌克兰和整个地区的安全与稳定。对我们欧洲人来说，这是一个生存问题。”
然而，特朗普在周一的新闻发布会上没有就这个问题多说什么。
当天早些时候，特朗普表示，他支持欧洲和平缔造者在战后进入乌克兰，并表示俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京也接受这一点。
尽管当被问及美国是否会支持驻扎在乌克兰的欧洲军队时，特朗普含糊地回答说，“我们将获得某种支持。”
特朗普周一还表示，他将很快会见泽连斯基，这表明美国和乌克兰“接近”达成一项协议，让美国获得乌克兰宝贵矿产资源的利润，泽连斯基将前来华盛顿签署该协议。特朗普要求获得这一许可，作为乌克兰在战争期间偿还美国援助的一种方式。
“我将会见泽连斯基总统。事实上，他可能会在本周或下周签署协议，”特朗普说。
特朗普表示，他还将与普京会面，但没有说明具体时间。特朗普表示，除了结束乌克兰战争外，他正在与俄罗斯就“经济发展协议”进行认真讨论，但没有详细说明这些协议的具体内容。
美国总统被直接问及他是否会称普京为“独裁者”——正如他上周对泽连斯基所做的那样。特朗普显然拒绝这样做。
“我不会轻易使用这些词，”特朗普回应道。“我想我们会看到一切是如何进行的。”
特朗普政府加大了对乌克兰解决冲突的压力，特朗普抨击泽连斯基的领导，并错误地指责乌克兰对俄罗斯的持续攻击负责。特朗普上周升级了他的批评，当时他说，随着谈判的展开，乌克兰“没有牌可打”。
与此同时，特朗普表示，他与普京进行了“良好的会谈”。随着谈判的展开，特朗普似乎没有对俄罗斯提出任何要求，尽管他排除了加入北约和回到乌克兰2014年边界的可能性。
这一姿态标志着美国外交政策的巨大转变，特朗普政府正在挥舞“美国第一”议程，这一议程可能会颠覆传统的跨大西洋联盟。
马克龙上周在巴黎召集欧洲领导人就乌克兰问题召开紧急会议，美国高级官员在沙特阿拉伯与俄罗斯同行举行会谈，没有乌克兰和欧洲参加。
特朗普继续表达不满，称欧洲和美国对乌克兰的贡献之间存在不公平的脱节。他再次错误地声称美国已经给了乌克兰3500亿美元，而基尔世界经济研究所估计，美国已经承诺了大约1190亿美元的军事、金融和人道主义援助。
特朗普还表示，欧洲正在收回他们为战争提供的60%的资金，导致马克龙反击。
“不，事实上，坦率地说，我们付钱了。我们付出了60%的努力:像美国一样，通过贷款、担保、拨款，”马克龙说。“明确地说，我们提供了真金白银。”
Trump declines to describe Putin as a 'dictator' after calling Zelenskyy one
PresidentDonald Trumphosted French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday, with Russia and Ukraine atop the agenda as the world marks three years since Vladimir Putin's invasion.
Trump said he believed the war could end "soon" as he and Macron sat for a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office.
"I think we could end it within weeks -- if we're smart," Trump told reporters. "If we're not smart, it'll keep going and we'll keep losing."
The two leaders also held a news conference in the East Room, where they were peppered with additional questions about the status of peace talks. Macron repeatedly emphasized the need for security guarantees as part of any agreement to stop the hostilities, as has Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"This peace must not mean a surrender of Ukraine," Macron said at the news conference. "It must not mean a ceasefire without guarantees. This peace must allow for Ukrainian sovereignty and allow Ukraine to negotiate with other stakeholders regarding the issues that affect it. But is also a country in which we need to shoulder our responsibility so that we ensure security and stability for Ukraine and for the entire region. And for us Europeans this is an existential issue."
Trump, however, didn't say much on the issue during Monday's news conference.
Earlier in the day, Trump said he supported European peacemakers going into Ukraine after the war and said Russian President Vladimir Putin accepts that as well.
Though when asked whether the U.S. would support European troops stationed in Ukraine, Trump vaguely replied, "We're going to have a backing of some kind."
Trump also said on Monday he will soon meet with Zelenskyy soon, signaling the U.S. and Ukraine were "close" to a deal giving the U.S. access to profits from Ukraine's valuable mineral resources and that Zelenskyy would come to Washington to sign it. Trump has demanded the access as a way for Ukraine to pay back U.S. aid during the war.
"I will be meeting with President Zelenskyy. In fact, he may come this week or next week to sign the agreement," Trump said.
Trump said he would also meet with Putin, but did not say when. Trump said he is having serious discussions with Russia about "economic development deals" in addition to ending the war in Ukraine but did not elaborate on what exactly those deals could look like.
The U.S. president was asked directly if he would call Putin a "dictator" -- as he did with Zelenskyy last week. Trump notably declined to do so.
"I don't use those words lightly," Trump responded. "I think we're going to see how it all works out."
The Trump administration's increased pressure on Ukraine to resolve the conflict, with Trump blasting Zelenskyy's leadership and falsely blaming Ukraine for Russia's ongoing assault. Trump escalated his criticism last week, when he said Ukraine has "no cards" to play as negotiations unfold.
Meanwhile, Trump said he's had "good talks" with Putin. Trump has not appeared to make any demands of Russia as negotiations unfold, while he's ruled out NATO membership and a return to Ukraine's 2014 borders.
The posture marks a seismic shift in U.S. foreign policy, and comes as the Trump administration brandishes an "America First" agenda that could upend traditional transatlantic alliances.
Macron convened European leaders for emergency meetings on Ukraine in Paris last week as top U.S. officials held talks with Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia without Ukraine and Europe.
Trump continued to air grievances with what he claims is a unfair disconnect between European and U.S. contributions toward Ukraine. He again falsely claimed the U.S. has given Ukraine $350 billion, while the Kiel Institute for the World Economy estimates that the U.S. has committed about $119 billion in military, financial and humanitarian assistance.
Trump also said Europe was getting paid back 60% of what they funded for the war, leading Macron to push back.
"No, in fact, to be frank, we paid. We paid 60% of the total effort: it was through, like the U.S., loans, guarantees, grants," Macron said. "And we provided real money, to be clear."
