Trump promises to end wars with a 'strong military'
The Hindu
President-elect Trump promises strong military, vows to end Russia-Ukraine war, focus on Middle East, and cut government spending.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday (November 15, 2024) promised a "strong military", as he repeated his pledge to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Mr. Trump, who campaigned on an "America First" foreign policy, has said previously that he wanted to strike a deal between Kyiv and Moscow, without giving details, and end bloodshed in the Middle East.
"We have to get back to a great country with low taxes and a strong military. We are going to fix our military, we did once and now we are going to have to do it again," he said on Thursday at a gala organised by the America First Policy Institute at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
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"We are going to work on the Middle East [West Asia] and we are going to work very hard on Russia and Ukraine. It's got to stop," Mr. Trump added.
He also criticised the "big chunk" of U.S. spending on Afghanistan, from where American troops withdrew in 2021 after two decades of fighting an insurgency by the Taliban, which returned to power that year.
Mr. Trump's re-election has the potential to upend the almost three-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine, throwing into question Washington's multibillion-dollar support for Kyiv, which is crucial to its defense.
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