US, Trump and Ukraine
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready to work with the US on "their vision" for ending the war with Russia. Under the widely leaked plan, Kyiv would cede significant areas of the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine that it still controls, cut the size of its army, and pledge not to join Nato - proposals it has previously ruled out.
Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will not betray Ukraine as he promised to propose "alternatives" to the Donald Trump’s peace proposal. "This is one of the most difficult moments in our history," Mr Zelensky said in a video address to the nation,
The 28-point plan hammered out by US and Russian envoys and put to Ukraine this week came with a deadline and an implicit threat: Sign up or face the risk of being abandoned.
An anti-Zelensky political coalition is coalescing as the president’s allies are accused of enriching themselves while the country’s soldiers die on the battlefield.
Virginia Democrat Sen. Mark Warner spoke out against President Trump's latest proposal to end the war in Ukraine during an interview with Shannon Bream on "FOX News Sunday." SHANNON BREAM, FOX NEWS: Okay,
Ukraine is at “one of the most difficult moments” of its history, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, as a proposal to end the fighting drafted by the United States puts pressure on Kyiv to cede territory,
As for Mr Trump, he again betrayed his underlying bias: sympathy for Russia and indifference to Ukraine. Ahead of the Geneva talks he dismissively said Mr Zelensky “can continue to fight his little heart out” if no agreement were reached, and complained on social media that “UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS.”
A U.S.-Russian proposal would require Kyiv to give up territory and reduce its army. If Moscow complies with the terms, it could receive benefits including reintegration into the global economy.
Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X, “Ukraine is grateful to the United States, to every American heart, and personally to President Trump.”