Trump talk say him wan make di war end

During di wide-ranging impromptu press conference for Mar-a-Lago on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump don com signal him seriousness to take end di conflicts for Ukraine and di Middle East fast-fast as him dey suggest say him go call on some of di combatants to make significant compromises.

“We don dey do our best and we go see wetin go happen,” Trump talk.

“Since di election, I don dey work every day to take put di world for beta place small, to take end di war.”

Trump don previously insist say him go need only 24 hours to take end di war between Russia and Ukraine, wey don dey press on for more than 1,000 days.

But on Monday, him com talk say him don dey anticipate say e go dey “more difficult” to resolve di wahala than di current turmoil for di Middle East, wey dey rooted for di century-old Israeli Palestinian conflict.

“I dey see say e go dey more difficult,” Trump talk, before e decry di Biden administration’s recent decision to loosen restrictions on Ukraine’s use of American-supplied arms in recent weeks, allowing Kyiv to strike deeper inside Russian territory.

“I no think say dem suppose allow am,” e talk. “Certainly not just weeks before I take over.

Trump then talk say e fit reverse di decision, adding “I think say e be very stupid thing to do.”

Di president-elect also suggest say e fit expect Kyiv to hand over land to Russia as part of negotiated peace, signaling departure from di Biden administration’s longstanding policy say Ukraine suppose steer any discussion on making territorial concessions to end di war.

“All those cities don destroy,” e talk. “E good to say dem want their land back, but di cities don largely destroy.”

Trump talk say e go speak to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before e weigh in on how much land Ukraine suppose cede, but e talk say e still possible say deal to end di war fit reach before e enter di White House.

E also talk about di devastation di war don cause in vivid terms, without expressly blaming Moscow for igniting am.

“E be carnage wey we never see since di Second World War. E suppose stop. And I dey do my best to stop am,” e talk.

On Syria’s Assad: ‘We suppose move on with our lives’

Di president-elect also ask by ABC’s Selina Wang if di Kremlin suppose hand over former Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad, wey flee rebel fighters by escaping to Russia.

“Well, I no think of am. I think say we suppose move on with our lives. I suppose see wetin go happen,” Trump respond.

Di president-elect talk say e don already dey actively engaged on other matters related to di Middle East, saying e get “very good talk” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over di weekend.

Tough talk on Israeli hostages for Gaza

Trump also reiterate demand wey e make for post on him Truth Social site earlier dis month say all hostages wey dem hold for Gaza suppose dey released before him inauguration, saying otherwise there go be “ALL HELL TO PAY.”

When dem ask about wetin go happen to Hamas if dem no free all di detainees by dat time, Trump respond “dem go need to determine wetin dat mean.”

“But e mean say e no go dey pleasant,” na wetin him add.

Some progress for Gaza ceasefire

Trump’s statements come as di State Department and some Israeli officials dey signal progress towards limited deal to exchange some of di hostages wey Hamas dey hold for temporary ceasefire for Gaza.

According to two U.S. officials wey sabi di negotiations, Hamas don show more willingness to compromise in recent days indicating say e go temporarily tolerate di presence of some Israeli forces for di enclave during ceasefire.

Di group also provide information on some hostages wey Hamas talk say dem go release as part of agreement, dem add.

“We dey push as hard as we sabi do at dis point, and we believe say we fit reach deal,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller talk on Monday.

“E dey incumbent on Hamas and Israel to agree to those final terms and get am over di line.”

“And I no fit stand here and tell you say e go happen, but e suppose happen.”

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