US EditionTrump Urged Zelensky to Cut a Deal with Putin or Risk Facing Destruction
Trump urged Zelensky to accept Russia’s demands for the Donbas region, warning of destruction and agreeing with Putin on a second summit to discuss Ukraine’s conflict.
- On Sunday, former President Donald Trump urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russia's proposed terms and echoed Russian talking points during their meeting, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
- On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin offered small parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia for larger Donbas areas, less than his 2024 demand of nearly 20,000 square km, in an Oct 16 call.
- After the meeting, Mr Trump said both sides should halt hostilities at existing battle lines and Mr Zelensky acknowledged that stance; they agreed on Thursday to hold a second summit within the next two weeks in Budapest.
- So far, the White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters inquiry and Zelensky's spokesperson did not reply to requests about whether Trump pressured Zelensky.
- Mr Zelensky arrived at the White House seeking weapons but met Mr Trump focused on peace settlement negotiations, while Mr Trump and Mr Putin agreed on a second summit within two weeks in Budapest.
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Trump urged Zelensky to cut a deal with Putin or risk facing destruction
US President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russia’s terms for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine in a White House meeting on Friday, warning that President Vladimir Putin threatened to “destroy” Ukraine if it did not comply, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. During the meeting, Trump insisted Zelensky surrender the entire eastern Donbas region to Russia, repeatedly echoing talking points the Rus…
The nearly two-and-a-half-hour meeting held this week by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, was neither easy nor friendly. The Republican leader urged the Ukrainian to accept the conditions imposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to achieve a cease-fire that would bring the end of the war closer, according to the British Financial Times. The U.S. president tried to convince Zelenski to…
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