Trump Challenges Zelenskiy for Saying War’s End Is Far Away

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(Bloomberg) – President Donald Trump tore President Ukraine Voludimir Zelinski again on Monday, saying, “This man does not want to be peace.”

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The comment came after Zelinski expressed her willingness to meet Trump again, despite the open confrontation on Friday at the White House, if the American president invited him to a “dangerous” meeting. But Zelinski was also transferred as expected that the end of Ukraine's war with Russia is “very far away.”

“This is the worst statement that Zelinski could have made, and America will not bear with him for a longer period!” Trump said at a social media post. He said: “This man does not want to have peace as long as he has supported America, and at the meeting, at the meeting they lived with Zelenskyy, he conclusively stated that they could not do the mission without the United States – may not have been issued in terms of offering power against Russia. What do they think?”

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In the last of their exchange of jobs, Zelenskiy replied: “Ukraine, Europe, the United States – only we can restore security for all our people, and this is really possible.”

Saddam Zelenskiy at the Oval Office on Friday, where Trump and Vice President JD Vance left attempts to keep the American administration alongside Kyiv in Tatters. This also led to a stampede between the Europeans to return the two leaders to the table, where they tried to show wide support for Ukraine at a security summit in London.

“We deserve an equal dialogue,” said Zellinski on Sunday after attending the summit. If the American President invites him to “a constructive dialogue, to solve real problems, serious issues, real and decisive actions and answers – I will arrive.”

Despite the united Zelenskiy tone, he said that his country is ready to accept the natural resource deal with the United States. This agreement has been left as not signed after the statue of the Oval Office, which represents the most dangerous crisis between Ukraine and its largest supporter since it began to invade Russia on a large scale three years ago.

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The Ukrainian President said that conducting such a conversation in public places was not a good thing for the United States or Ukraine, and he refused the reporter's request to switch to the English language to avoid any interpretation of the misfortune. But in a clear attempt to convert the page on the conflict, he added: “I am convinced that the situation will pass and that the most important things in the future.”

Zelenskiy has repeatedly argued that Russia cannot be trusted to respect the conditions of potential armistice unless it is supported by security guarantees from Western allies. Last month, he said that he provided Trump with a list of 25 stops that erupted Moscow since its first conquest of Ukraine in 2014.

European leaders, led by British Prime Minister Kiir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, spent the weekend in a diplomatic storm while trying to reform the break with the United States. They also followed the efforts made to improve their defensive capabilities in the wake of Trump's communication to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine-perhaps above their heads.

Their hope is to persuade Trump to stay participating with Europe and Ukraine before peace spoke with Putin more.

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The United Kingdom and France are seeking to build what Starmer called a “alliance of those wishing” to participate in the peacekeeping forces and assist in reassuring Kiev about the durability of any peace. Starmer said on Sunday that Britain, France and “one or two” will work with other countries with Ukraine on a “plan to stop the fighting.”

Macron told Le Figaro newspaper after the gathering that the European Union should provide 200 billion euros (208 billion dollars) to enhance its military capabilities, a subject that leaders will discuss at the emergency summit in Brussels on March 6.

But some differences also began to appear. Macron told Figaro that he and Sarmer are working on a plan to reach a one -month truce in Ukraine that will include air and sea operations, as well as securing energy infrastructure.

A British official opposed that such a truce was agreed as part of the plan, adding that there was no agreement on a ceasefire schedule.

In his interview, Macron said that the soldiers will only be deployed on the ground in a second stage – “there will be no European forces on the Ukrainian lands in the coming weeks” – and that the areas he set for a possible truce will be verified if there are breaches. He admitted that it would be very difficult to do this along the eastern confrontation line.

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The Kremlin responds

In his first official response, the Kremlin said on Monday that the “unprecedented” glow at the White House between Trump and Zelinski showed that Western unity began to collapse.

Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said, Interfax said that Zelinski's position means that it will be difficult to reach the settlement of Ukraine's conflict. He said: “The regime of Kyiv and Zelinski does not want peace, and they want to continue the war.”

In this case, it is clear that the efforts of Washington and Moscow's willingness are not enough, as there is a very important element, said Peskov. Speaking of Putin's reaction, the Kremlin spokesman said: “He took into account what happened.”

Zelenskiy said on Monday, when he wrote on Telegram, that “those who want talks do not intentionally hit people with the ballistic.” He said that more than 1050 drones, about 1,300 bombs and more than 20 missiles were launched in Ukraine last week.

“We need more power in the world to force Russia to end the strikes,” Zelinski wrote. “Justice should prevail.”

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A disaster in Washington hinted at Animus Personal Company between Zelenskiy and Trump, and American political attacks soon escalated the President of Ukraine. US Vice President JD Vance as Zelenskiy was unresolved and suggested that his stubbornness, instead of Moscow's aggression, was an obstacle to the ceasefire in the United States with Russia.

Nevertheless, Zelenskiy does not have any plans to leave the position, according to his assistants. He said that his political future is an issue for the Ukrainian people and no one else, and he tells the British media on Sunday that “given what is going on, given the support, my replacement simply will not be simple.”

While Zelinski confessed to Ukraine's reliance on the support of the United States, he expressed his thanks and respect for Trump, the main political parties and the United States as a whole, he moved away from apologizing for Friday's events.

He defended his right to defend the dignity of his country and his people, and urged the partners to show an understanding of the suffering that Ukraine carries at the hands of Russia.

“I am ready for any form of constructive relations with the United States,” said Zellinski.

(Updates with Zelinski's response in the fourth paragraph)

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