‘They Were Ready To Go Nuclear’: Trump Again Claims Credit For India-Pak Ceasefire

<p>US President Donald Trump has once again asserted that he played a pivotal role in easing heightened tensions between India and Pakistan during his time in office, even suggesting the two nations were on the brink of a nuclear confrontation.</p>
<p>Speaking ahead of his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Trump recalled a series of negotiations he claims to have facilitated in recent years. Among them, he highlighted the standoff between India and Pakistan, a claim India has consistently denied.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”><a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#WATCH</a> | Washington DC | “6-7 planes were knocked out in India-Pakistan war, they were ready to go nuclear, we solved that…” says US President Donald Trump.<br /><br />(Source: Unrestricted Pool Via Reuters) <a href=”https://t.co/3esGVAkC5W”>pic.twitter.com/3esGVAkC5W</a></p>
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<h2>India&rsquo;s Rejection And Operation Sindoor</h2>
<p>Trump&rsquo;s remarks come shortly after Air Chief Marshal Staff Amar Preet Singh claimed that India shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one large aircraft during <a title=”Operation Sindoor” href=”https://news.abplive.com/topic/operation-sindoor” data-type=”interlinkingkeywords”>Operation Sindoor</a>. Pakistan, however, dismissed these statements as baseless.</p>
<p>India has repeatedly rejected Trump&rsquo;s earlier assertions about mediating a ceasefire between the two countries, maintaining that all bilateral issues with Pakistan are handled directly without third-party involvement.</p>
<h2>Putin Meeting And Hopes For Russia-Ukraine Peace</h2>
<p>Trump is set to meet Putin in Alaska for what he described as a ‘stage-setting’ discussion on ending the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. A second meeting, which may also include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and some European leaders, is expected to follow.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I think President Putin will make peace, President Zelenskyy will make peace,&rdquo; Trump said, expressing optimism about the talks. &ldquo;We will see if they can get along. And if they can, it will be great.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The president admitted he initially thought resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict would be the ‘easiest’ of his peace efforts. Instead, he now considers it the most challenging.</p>
<p>This war has no reason and would have never started had he been president, Trump reiterated, once again blaming current US President Joe Biden for the conflict, calling it ‘Biden&rsquo;s war.'</p>