Washington: US President Donald Trump has slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying the Ukrainian leader’s statement on Crimea is „very
Washington: US President Donald Trump has slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying the Ukrainian leader’s statement on Crimea is “very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia”.
This time the Trump-Zelensky clash was over Crimea, with the US President convinced that the region should be considered as Russian territory, while Zelensky refused to agree with him, reiterating that Ukraine will stand firm on its core principles, Xinhua news agency reported.
Trump wrote on Wednesday in a post on Truth Social that “Nobody is asking Zelensky to recognise Crimea as Russian Territory but, if he wants Crimea, why didn’t they fight for it eleven years ago when it was handed over to Russia without a shot being fired?”
“It’s inflammatory statements like Zelensky’s that makes it so difficult to settle this War. He has nothing to boast about,” wrote Trump, adding that “The situation for Ukraine is dire — He can have Peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country.”
As negotiators met for the latest round of talks in London, reports suggest that the US proposal that was laid out had two key points in agreement with Moscow’s stand — the first being Kyiv officially recognising Crimea as Russian territory, and the second — that Ukraine can never become a NATO member.
Both these points were rejected by Ukraine, which infuriated President Trump, who had already threatened to withdraw the US from negotiations over Kyiv’s obstinacy.
Trump chided the Ukrainian President for not agreeing with him about Crimea now being a part of Russia.
