US EditionTrump Explains Hurdles in Putin and Zelensky Talks: 'They Are Like Oil and Vinegar'
US President Trump acknowledges significant difficulties in arranging a summit between Putin and Zelenskyy due to disagreements over agenda and security guarantees.
- US President Donald Trump said on August 22, 2025, that Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy are like 'oil and vinegar' and do not get along well amid ongoing conflict.
- The difficulty in arranging talks follows Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Moscow's continued demands for territorial concessions, which Zelenskyy accuses of obstructing peace efforts.
- Trump revealed he has begun arranging a potential summit between Putin and Zelenskyy to explore ending the war while Zelenskyy stressed that security guarantees must be defined before agreeing to talks.
- Zelenskyy accused Moscow of deliberately stalling face-to-face meeting efforts during a Kyiv briefing with NATO's Mark Rutte on August 22, 2025, while Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said conditions are not yet right for a meeting.
- The ongoing conflict results in heavy casualties, with Trump estimating about 7,000 deaths weekly mostly soldiers, and the stalled dialogue suggests continued challenges to a diplomatic resolution.
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Trump on Russia-Ukraine War: 'Putin and Zelenskyy are like oil and vinegar'
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Trump says Putin, Zelenskyy like ‘oil and vinegar’ as Ukrainian leader accuses Russia of doing ‘everything’ to stop trilateral summit
Trump, who has vowed to end what he calls the "bloodbath" in Ukraine, told reporters he was exploring the possibility of a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting.
A possible summit between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia has been discussed after US President Donald Trump met with both of them separately. But so far, no agreement has been reached...
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