Trump says Zelensky does not want to end the war, while Russia is fairly fair toward Ukraine

US President Donald Trump told journalists on 19 October that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had been fair regarding Ukraine. According to him, Russia, which has been waging a full-scale war against its neighbour since 2022, had been fair as well.

Trump also said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not want to end the war. Russia, by contrast, he described as quite fair toward Ukraine. This is the US president's own assessment, and the source gives no arguments or further explanation of what it is based on.

The source does not say in what context the remarks were made, what questions they answered, or whether any practical decisions on peace talks will follow. The statements reflect Trump's current rhetoric on ending the war, but without reactions from Kyiv or Moscow they cannot be assessed more broadly.