‘Time to make a deal,’ Trump tells Zelenskyy as he complains US has obtained ‘nothing again’ from Ukraine
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US President Donald Trump mentioned on Tuesday that he needed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to “make a deal” with Russia as he complained that the United States had acquired “nothing again” for its assist for Kyiv.
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Speaking to the media within the White House, Trump mentioned: “We need Zelenskyy to make a deal. He could make a deal.”
“He might have made a deal two years in the past after we had our little chat within the Oval Office,” he continued, seemingly referencing the pair’s heated trade throughout a gathering in early 2025. “He’s going to need to need to make a deal, as a result of I do not suppose his individuals are going to face for it any longer.”
Zelenskyy and Trump have endured a risky relationship because the US president started his second time period in January final yr, but it surely has soured additional in latest weeks after Trump struck a diesel take care of Russian President Vladimir Putin and criticised the affect of Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s vitality sector on international gasoline costs.
On Tuesday, Trump – who’s gearing up for key midterm elections to find out the make-up of Congress for his last two years in workplace – appeared to pin the blame for the continued struggle on Zelenskyy, repeatedly saying he had had the chance to make a deal and that the US had obtained nothing in return for its assist “besides grief, loss of life,” and “super financial loss.”
“We have given super quantities to Ukraine; we have got nothing again. Other than excessive diesel,” Trump added. “The American taxpayers are uninterested in it.”
“It’s time to make a deal,” he mentioned.
Zelenskyy’s Oslo talks
Trump’s feedback got here shortly after Zelenskyy met with a US delegation headed by particular envoy Steve Witkoff, who’s scheduled to journey to Russia for a gathering with Putin on Wednesday.
Following the talks in Oslo, which additionally concerned Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Zelenskyy had appeared comparatively optimistic, telling journalists he had lately held a constructive name with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and calling for a trilateral assembly with Trump and Putin.
Zelenskyy additionally addressed reported restrictions on US intelligence sharing throughout a press convention with the Nordic leaders, saying he was “grateful” that “intelligence works now.”
“I’m talking about early warning, what is essential for our individuals, for kids, adults, civilians, as a result of we will hear when ballistic is coming,” he mentioned.
In a publish on social media later within the night, Zelenskyy added: “It was constructive as a result of all of us need peace – Ukraine, Europe, the United States. And we’ll see what occurs tomorrow.”
