Unimportant in negotiations. Trump again lashed out at Zelenskyy with reproaches
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Fri, 21 Feb 2025 22:02:00 +0200
Trump criticizes Zelenskyy agaiTrump says he had very good discussions with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, which he did not have with Ukraine.They dont have any cards in their hand, but they are playing a tough game.
We will not allow this to continue, he said.At the same time, the US president does not consider Volodymyr Zelenskyy important enough to be present at the meetings.
Ive been watching him for years, and Ive watched him negotiate without cards.
He has no cards.
And its sickening.
Its just boring.
Ive had enough...
Hes been going to meetings for three years, and hes not getting anything done.
So, to be honest, I dont think its very important to be in meetings.
Hes very difficult to make deals with.
Donald Trump President of the United States At the same time, it is unclear what meetings over the past three years he was referring to.When host Brian Kilmeade said Putin was to blame for the war, Trump responded that he was tired of hearing it.
But he eventually acknowledged Russias responsibility for the attack, though he also placed blame on Zelensky and the Biden administration.
Russia attacked, but they had no reason to attack, he Putin, ed.
could have refused.
All this dragged on for years, there was no reason for him to invade there.
This should not have happened.
This statement came after the host repeatedly tried to make it clear whether Trump agreed that Moscow had launched an unfounded invasion.In response, the president gave his usual speech, saying that Russia would not have invaded if he had been in office.
He said that his predecessor had negotiated with Russia incorrectly.Biden said the wrong things.
And Zelensky said the wrong things, Trump said, adding that it was supposedly easy to talk Russia out of war.Trump also called US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessants trip to Kyiv last week a waste of time.
He was supposed to sign an agreement on access to mineral resources, but the Ukrainian side rejected the offer because it did not include guarantees of future security.
Donald Trump also criticized European leaders, saying French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer did nothing to end the war.
He called Macron a good friend and Starmer a nice guy.
But he also noted that Russia only came to the negotiating table thanks to me.This statement came against the backdrop of planned meetings in Washington with Macron on February 24 and with Starmer on February 27.
The talks will take place at a time when European leaders are looking for answers to the question of what security guarantees they can provide to Ukraine.
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