US President Donald Trump on Monday said that "my administration helped broker an immediate ceasefire" between India and Pakistan , leading to a halt in all military actions across land, air, and sea with immediate effect.
"On Saturday, my administration helped broker an immediate ceasefire, I think a permanent one between India and Pakistan - the countries having a lot of nuclear weapons ," Trump told reporters.
Trump praised the leadership of India and Pakistan for showing strength and wisdom during a critical moment of tension.
"I'm very proud to let you know that the leadership of Indian and Pakistan was unwavering and powerful, but unwavering in both cases - they really were from the standpoint of having the strength and the wisdom and fortitude to fully know and to understand the gravity of the situation," he said.
He also claimed that US trade leverage played a role in defusing tensions: "We helped a lot, and we also helped with trade... I said. Come on, we're going to do a lot of trade with you guys. Let's stop it, let's stop it. If you stop it, we're doing trade. If you don't stop it, we're not going to do any trade. People have never really used trade the way I used it. By that, I can tell you, and all of a sudden they said. I think we're gonna stop, and they have.
"On Saturday, my administration helped broker an immediate ceasefire, I think a permanent one between India and Pakistan - the countries having a lot of nuclear weapons ," Trump told reporters.
Trump praised the leadership of India and Pakistan for showing strength and wisdom during a critical moment of tension.
"I'm very proud to let you know that the leadership of Indian and Pakistan was unwavering and powerful, but unwavering in both cases - they really were from the standpoint of having the strength and the wisdom and fortitude to fully know and to understand the gravity of the situation," he said.
He also claimed that US trade leverage played a role in defusing tensions: "We helped a lot, and we also helped with trade... I said. Come on, we're going to do a lot of trade with you guys. Let's stop it, let's stop it. If you stop it, we're doing trade. If you don't stop it, we're not going to do any trade. People have never really used trade the way I used it. By that, I can tell you, and all of a sudden they said. I think we're gonna stop, and they have.
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