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Trump says he knows exactly what he's doing with Russia-Ukraine conflict
Monday, 18 August 2025 23:18 WIB | ECONOMY |POLITICS

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that he "knows exactly" what he's doing regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while criticizing those who question his approach.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump asserted he had "settled 6 Wars in 6 months, one of them a possible Nuclear disaster," and said that the the ongoing war as "Sleepy Joe Biden's war, not mine," adding that he was "only here to stop it, not to prosecute it any further." He again insisted the conflict "would have NEVER happened" during his administration.

The president dismissed critics, particularly mentioning the Wall Street Journal, describing them as "STUPID people, with no common sense, intelligence, or understanding" who "only make the current R/U disaster more difficult to FIX."

Trump concluded his message with a promise: "Despite all of my lightweight and very jealous critics, I'll get it done  I always do

Source: Investing.com

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