US Russia Peace Talk On War | Trump Reacts To Ukraine's Objections On Being Excluded From Talk Donald Trump pushed back Tuesday against Ukraine's objections to being excluded from talks between the U.S. and Russia in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the war in eastern Ukraine. He also seemed to suggest that Ukraine was to blame for a war that began only after Russia invaded that country. Speaking to reporters from his Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump said, "Today I heard, well, we weren't invited. Well, you've been there for three years. You should have ended it three years. You should have never started it."