Saturday, March 29, 2025
Trump Warns of World War III Amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Summary:
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “I want this slaughter to end. Last month, 25,000 people were killed. This could spark World War III.”
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning about the Russia-Ukraine war, cautioning that it risks escalating into World War III. He highlighted that 25,000 people—soldiers and civilians alike—died last month alone, urging an immediate end to the fighting.
Addressing reporters at the White House, Trump stated, “I want this slaughter to stop. Last month, 25,000 people were killed—soldiers, mostly soldiers, but some civilians too, where bombs were dropped. But mostly, 25,000 soldiers died last month. I want it all to end.”
He added that the U.S. is working hard to halt the war in Ukraine and emphasized, “Things like this turn into World War III. And I said it on the second day. I said, you know, if everyone keeps playing these games, World War III will start, and we don’t want to see that.” Trump stressed that the conflict doesn’t directly affect America unless it spirals out of control.
Trump also clarified that the U.S. is not involved in Ukraine’s war except through diplomatic efforts to stop it—and only because Ukraine and Europe want American involvement. Discussing U.S. spending, he noted that previous administrations gave Ukraine nearly $300-350 billion with nothing in return, but now they’re receiving rare earth metals in exchange, without spending money.
