European countries are uncertain about how to bring an end to the three-year Russia-Ukraine war, President Donald Trump said on Thursday.

Taking questions at the Oval Office of the White House, the President reiterated his warning that the war could “end in World War III if we don’t settle.”

When asked why he believes no European country has proposed a peace deal, apart from U.S. intervention, Trump insisted that only he could bring the conflict to an end.

“They’re in a very unusual position; they don’t know how to end the war,” the President stated. “I think I do know how to end the war.”

Trump said that despite the “Russia hoax,” he has always maintained a good relationship with President Vladimir Putin, whom he believes wants to end the conflict.

“I think he’s going to be more generous than he has to be, and that’s pretty good. That means a lot of good things,” he emphasised.

The President added that if the war had never started, “you could have made a good deal” that might not have required Ukraine to give anything up.

Trump also confirmed that he was “finding it hard to deal with Ukraine, and they don’t have the cards,” but suggested it “might be easier” to negotiate with Russia “with the cards.”

The European Union on Thursday announced that Ukraine will receive $33 billion in fresh aid. The money would be taken from sanctioned Russian assets, according to President Emmanuel Macron.

Europe doesn’t know how to end Russia-Ukraine war — Trump