Newly elected US President Donald Trump, during a conversation with journalists in the Oval Office, made his first statements about the war in Ukraine.

How it transmits UNIANreferring to CNN, he mentioned his statements as a candidate in the presidential election that he could end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. At the same time, Trump noted that he still has the south to achieve this goal.

“We will try to do it as soon as possible. You know, the war between Ukraine and Russia should not have started at all,” he said.

He also said he plans to meet with Putin after the talks are organized. At the same time, according to him, “the process is already underway.”

Also, on the first day after his inauguration, Donald Trump signed a decree suspending all US foreign assistance programs for 90 days until an analysis of their compliance with his policy goals is carried out. Ukraine is one of the largest recipients of American aid.

According to the Associated Press, it is not yet clear what amount of aid the decree will affect first, since the funds to finance many programs have already been allocated by Congress, and they must be spent.

Trump said that “no foreign aid from the United States will no longer be distributed in a way that is not fully consistent with the foreign policy of the President of the United States.”