New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has once again reiterated his claim that he prevented a potential “nuclear war” between India and Pakistan, this time while wearing a cap emblazoned with the words “Right About Everything” in the Oval Office.
Recounting his version of events on Saturday, Trump said: “We solved what could’ve been a nuclear war with India and Pakistan. It was getting ready to be a nuclear war.” The former US President has made this claim more than 40 times since May 10, when he declared on social media that Washington had brokered a “full and immediate” ceasefire after what he described as a “long night” of negotiations.
New Delhi, however, has repeatedly dismissed these assertions. India maintains that the ceasefire agreement was a result of direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both armies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also told Parliament that no foreign leader was involved in halting Operation Sindoor, emphasising that the decision was India’s alone.
Trump’s remarks also touched on the war in Ukraine, where he hinted at a “very important decision” in the coming two weeks. He suggested that Washington could either impose “massive sanctions or tariffs” on Moscow, or alternatively tell Kyiv that “it’s not Washington’s war.” He also pushed for a face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“It takes two to tango. I wanted to have a meeting with those two. If they don’t meet, then why it was so, after I told them to have a meeting,” Trump said.
He further claimed that he had “settled seven wars” during his presidency and prevented three others, boasting: “That’s 10 wars. Not happy at all. Over the next two weeks, we are going to find out which way it’s going to go.”
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that President Putin remains willing to meet Zelenskyy—provided that all issues requiring top-level discussion are first worked out at the ministerial level.
