Trump again sharply criticizes Zelenski, Europe tests the US and Russia with ideas
Donald Trump again attacked Volodimir Zelenski after the Ukrainian president said the end of his country's war with Russia « is still very, very far away. » At the same time, European ideas are emerging from Europe to end the fire in Ukraine, testing the reaction, especially to Russia, but also to Ukraine and the United States.
Writing in Truth Social, Trump took advantage of a comment from the Ukrainian president to accuse him of losing patience because Zelenski was not interested in negotiations on a peace agreement. In his post, the US president had attached a publication at the Associated Press after the White House banned the agency reporters from working inside and traveling with the president and his aircraft.
« This is the worst statement that Zelenski could do and America would not tolerate it for a long time! This is what I said – this man does not want to have peace while there is support from America and Europe, at the meeting they had with Zelenski, he stated that he could not do the job without the United States. It is probably not a great statement.
Zelenski said on Monday that Ukraine must commit to « essential » diplomacy to put a quick end to the three -year war with Russia and hopes to be able to rely on US support to secure peace. « It is very important to try to make our diplomacy really essential to put an end to this war as soon as possible, » Zelenski wrote in X.
« We work with America and our European partners and we very much hope for US support on the way to peace. Peace is necessary as soon as possible. »
| Britain said on Monday that several proposals were made to end the fire in the battles between Ukraine and Russia after France reported a one -month pause plan leading to peace talks. |
European countries led by the UK and France are united around Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski and are trying to draw up a peaceful plan that includes Kiev after a break in the oval office last week between Zelenski and Trump. « Obviously there are a number of table options, » said Prime Minister Kir Starmer spokesman.
France, the United Kingdom and potentially other European countries have proposed to send troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire – something that Moscow has already rejected – but they say they would want support from the United States (so -called Backstop) to intervene in a crisis with these parts.
Zelenski says the termination of fire should include explicit security guarantees from the West to ensure that Russia, which invaded Ukraine three years ago and holds about 20% of its territory, will not attack again. Trump declined to give such guarantees.
Starrmer hosted European leaders in London on Sunday and said they agreed to prepare a peaceful plan to submit to the United States
In an interview on the way to the French President meeting Emmanuel Macron He raised the opportunity for a one -month truce, although there was no immediate public approval from other allies.
« Such a truce in the aerial and sea space, as well as to stop the attacks on energy infrastructure, will allow us to determine whether Russian President Vladimir Putin acts in good faith when engaging in a truce, » said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Baro. « And just then, real peace talks can start. »
The European Land Forces will be located in Ukraine only in the second phase, Macron said in an interview published in Le Figaro. Zelenski, asked if he was familiar with this proposal, told reporters in London: « I am aware of everything. »
| European leaders are People to deal with what some describe as the biggest turn in Washington's policy after World War II. |
The White House National Security Advisor Mike Walz He told Fox News that Zelenski should apologize. « What we have to hear from President Zelenski is that he regrets what happened to be ready to sign this deal for the minerals and that he is ready to participate in peace talks, » he said. « I don't think it's too much request. We'll see what's going to happen in the next 48 hours, but we certainly strive to move forward in a positive way. »
- Friedrich Merzthe conservative, who was to become the Chancellor of Germany, after winning the largest share of the votes in the election a week ago, suggested that the dispute in the Oval cabinet on Friday, in which Zelenski was pressed to engage in a diplomatic decision, was a pre-planned trap. « It was not a spontaneous reaction to Zelenski's interventions, but an apparently caused escalation, » Mertz said. « Now we have to show that we are able to act independently in Europe. »
In a private conversation, and sometimes publicly, European officials are angry with what they consider to be betrayal of Ukraine, who enjoyed firm support from Washington after the invasion of Russia.
French Prime Minister Francois Bairu said there were « two casualties » from the collision in the Oval Cabinet: the security of Ukraine and the 80-year Union of Europe with the United States.
In the French Parliament, he thanked Zelenski for the firm position. He talks about a « stunning scene, marked by brutality, a desire for humiliation whose purpose is to force Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski to surrender through a threat. »
But Europeans are still working to keep the US in the process. Peter Mandelson, the British ambassador to the United States, said Ukrainian-American relations should be reconciled, as Trump's initiative to end the war was « » The only show in the city « .
European leaders now agree that they need to spend more on defense to show Trump that the continent can defend itself. The EU will hold an extraordinary summit on Thursday.
European Commission President Ursula von der Layen said he would inform Member States on Tuesday about plans to strengthen the European defense industry and EU military capabilities: « We need a major leap in defense without any doubt.
Russia did not hide its joy, praising Trump for changing the US policy and branded Zelenski that it caused it. « We see that the collective West began to partially lose its collectivity and its fragmentation began, » said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. « There remains a group of countries that are more of a country of war that declares its willingness to continue to support Ukraine in the war and ensure the continuation of hostilities. »
