President Trump on Monday doubled down on his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, simply days after their Oval Workplace assembly went off the rails, bashing his newest feedback that an finish to the Ukraine-Russia battle is much away.
“This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer!” the president mentioned on Reality Social.
“It is what I was saying, this guy doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has America’s backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelenskyy, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S. – Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia. What are they thinking?” Trump mentioned.
Zelensky afterward Monday mentioned “we need real peace” and insisted on safety ensures, saying he’s nonetheless working with American and European companions.
“It is very important that we try to make our diplomacy really substantive to end this war the soonest possible,” he mentioned on X.
Zelensky mentioned late Sunday that he thinks the connection between the US and Ukraine will proceed, regardless of the explosive spat on the White Home, however added {that a} deal to finish the battle “is still very, very far away,” The Related Press reported.
Trump, after the Friday Oval Workplace assembly, additionally accused the Ukrainian president of not being “ready for peace,” calling him “disrespectful” and solely having an opportunity of “coming out OK because of us.” Zelensky has since mentioned he wouldn’t apologize for the tense assembly and Trump advised reporters that Zelensky “overplayed his hand.”
In his publish on Monday, Trump shared the article from the AP, which is the outlet that the White Home has banned from pooling the president over the wire service’s refusal to name the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.”
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