Trump: If Russia and Ukraine cannot reach an agreement as soon as possible, the United States will withdraw from the mediation

After Russia announced the end of a month-long ceasefire over Ukraine's energy infrastructure, US President Donald Trump suggested he might abandon efforts to secure peace if the two sides did not reach an agreement soon. "If for some reason one of the two countries creates great difficulties, we can only say you're stupid," Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. "You're fools, you're terrible, then we'll just let it go. Of course hopefully we won't get to that point." Mr. Trump said he had not set a "specific number of days" in mind for withdrawing from the talks without a deal, but he wanted to see rapid progress. " Are people playing us? I'm like a mirror in my heart, "Trump said." So I have to see the eagerness to end. I also think I see that eagerness. I think it's on both sides. "