Trump tells Zelenskyy ceasefire not needed for Russia-Ukraine peace deal | US foreign policy

Donald Trump invited Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House, but excluded the ceasefire as a part of planning to end the country’s war with Russia.

The US president’s meeting with Zelenskyy on Monday was more smoothly than his first encounters in Oval Office six months ago, and ambushed by the Ukrainian leader Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

This time, Zelenskyy, of course, thanked Trump for the relief of European leaders gathered in the White House, and even the couple shared a good humorous joke, Vance remained silent.

However, last week, Russia warned Russia about “very violent results” if he could not accept a ceasefire at his summits in Alaska.

Asked about a ceasefire potential, Trump referred to the other conflicts he claimed to have ended and said to the reporters: orum I don’t think you’ll need a ceasefire.

Orum I know it may be good to have it, but strategically, I will not want a country or the other. You have a ceasefire and rebuild, rebuild it, and rebuild it, and you know, maybe they don’t want it. ”

“For some reason, I love the concept of ceasefire, because you will stop killing people immediately within two weeks or a week or what necessary. But we can make an agreement, we are working on a peace agreement while fighting.”

The meeting, which was hurried on Monday, came after Trump’s meeting with Putin in Anchorage, and he said he would now be in Zelenskyy to accept the concessions he said he could end the war.

Trump won the habit of realizing high -betting diplomacy in front of the cameras with a series of leaders who came to the oval office to face the questions of journalists. Monday was no different.

He asked a journalist whether to support Ukraine, whether the end of the road would be, if no agreement is made, Trump said, “It is never the end of the road. People are killed and we want to stop it. So I cannot say that the road is the end of the road… I know the president, I know myself and I want to see the end of Vladir Putin.”

Trump added: “If there is peace, we will make sure that peace will remain in the long run… We are not talking about a two -year peace and then we are getting into this confusion again.”

He also expressed the hope that his negotiations, including Keir Starmer and other European leaders, could lead to a three -sided meeting with Putin. “I think if everything goes well today, it will be a trilat, and I think it will have a chance to end the war when we do it.”

Zelenskyy: “We are ready for the triple.” He said.

Trump added: “I spoke indirectly with President Putin and today we will have a phone call immediately after these meetings – and we may or may not be a Trilat.”

Zelenskyy summarized that his country said they had to feel safe, which included a “strong Ukrainian army” through arms sales and training. The second episode said that NATO and the United States could present it to the country where the war has shattered.

Trump refused to ignore the sending of US troops to Ukraine and said it would be a point of discussion with European leaders. “We meet this, maybe today. We meet the seven great leaders of the big countries and we will talk about it.”

“They want to protect and feel very strong in this regard and we will help them. I think it is very important to make the agreement.”

Unlike Acrimony in February, there were also lighter moments. Brian Glenn, a pro -Trump TV reporter, said to Zelenskyy, “You look amazing in this team.” Glenn asked the Ukrainian leader about his clothes during his last visit to Oval Office and implied that his comfortable dress was disrespectful.

Trump came in and said: “I said the same thing.” Trump turned to Zelenskyy and said: “This is the last time that attacked you.”

Orum I remember that, Z Zelenskyy said before he addressed Glenn: im You see that I have changed; you are not. ”

While European leaders held a preparatory meeting with the President of the Ukraine in Washington on Monday morning, Zelenskyy met Keith Kellogg, the Ukrainian ambassador of Trump.

Zelenskyy described the talks in the White House as “very serious ve and tried to plane the trademark by reflecting the language of peace with power.

However, Trump has recently worried Kyiv and European capitals by repeating a series of Russian speaking points.

In a statement on Sunday, Zelenskyy said that he could end the war “instantly, if he wants ,, but that Russia annexed for Ukraine in 2014 was“ return ve and did not enter NATO ”.

Former Russian Specialist Vice President Fiona Hill said to the Polico website: “Trump completely seized narrative control To Putin. What Ukraine has achieved as a concession is that the Russians stop fighting. And this, during the 25 years of his presidency, Putin’s way, so: ‘I will beat you and my concession stopped beat you.’