OREANDA-NEWS  At a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, US President Donald Trump said he was going to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. A recording of his speech was posted on the White House's YouTube channel.

The politician expressed surprise at the long resolution of this issue, stressing that he "has already stopped eight wars" and now it remains only to negotiate with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

"I admit, I'm a little surprised by Putin: this [resolving the conflict in Ukraine] is taking longer than I expected," Trump said.

Earlier, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov revealed Trump's expectations on the situation in Ukraine. "We sincerely hope that President Trump is still ready to contribute to the diplomatic and political settlement of the Ukrainian problem," he said.