Trump says Ukraine war should end soon but calls peace deal with Zelensky difficult

US President Donald Trump said the war in Ukraine should end soon but described reaching a peace agreement with President Volodymyr Zelensky as difficult, calling Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries a "disgrace." In a Newsmax interview early Friday, October 16, Trump said Zelensky "doesn't want to negotiate" despite claiming otherwise, adding that he is "not a big fan" of the Ukrainian leader and that his government "destroyed" the country. Trump also stated that both Putin and Zelensky hate each other, making agreement very hard, and that dealing with Zelensky is harder than dealing with Putin. Trump criticized Ukraine's renewed attacks on Russian diesel refineries, saying they raise global oil prices and harm the world. He also suggested it may be time for Ukraine to hold presidential elections, and repeated claims that the Biden administration gave Ukraine $350 billion in aid without repayment, alleging some weapons were sold on the open market.