Trump condemns Zelensky remarks that war end is ‘far away’

Trump condemns Zelensky remarks that war end is ‘far away’

A statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying a deal to end the war with Russia was “very far away” has drawn a furious response by Donald Trump.
“America will not put up with it for much longer,” the US president said in a social media post, before accusing Zelensky of not wanting peace.

A summit of mostly European leaders in London on Sunday agreed a four-point plan to guarantee Ukraine’s defence in the event of a peace deal with Russia.
“Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia. What are they thinking?” Trump said, apparently referring to the summit held two days after his fiery clash with Zelensky at the Oval Office.

The summit – hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer – was intended as a show of support for Ukraine and an attempt to reduce differences between Western countries over Ukraine.
Britain and France said they were working on a European-led solution to the conflict.

After the meeting, Zelensky said a deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia was “still very, very far away”.
He added that he expected the US to continue backing Ukraine despite his own fraught relations with Trump.

“I believe that Ukraine has a strong enough partnership with the United States of America,” Zelensky said late on Sunday.