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President Donald Trump took intention at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a press occasion on Monday over his frustration with the Ukrainian chief’s objection to “land swapping.”
“I get together with Zelenskyy, however, you understand, I disagree with what he is finished, very, very severely, disagree. This can be a battle that ought to have by no means occurred,” Trump stated, reiterating his perception that the Ukrainian president is partially at fault for Russia’s unlawful 2022 invasion.
“I used to be a bit bothered by the truth that Zelensky was saying, ‘Properly, I’ve to get constitutional approval’,” Trump stated. “I imply, he is acquired approval to enter battle and kill everyone, however he wants approval to do a land swap, as a result of there will be some land swapping occurring.”
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President Donald Trump speaks throughout a information convention within the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White Home in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs)
“I do know that by Russia and thru conversations with everyone,” Trump added, noting it was “for the great of Ukraine.”
Zelenskyy – who didn’t declare battle on Russia, as Moscow had already invaded, did declare Martial Legislation on Feb. 24, 2022 with the approval of Ukraine’s parliament, which gave him presidential powers to mobilize a army response — made clear over the weekend that he objected to Trump’s “land swapping” proposal and has repeatedly stated it could require a nationwide referendum underneath the nation’s constitution, not a unilateral determination by him.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks throughout a press convention through the Ukraine Restoration Convention 2025 at Roma Conference Middle La Nuvola on July 10, 2025 in Rome. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Picture)
Trump wouldn’t element what precisely he hopes to get out of the assembly with Putin and described it as a “feel-out assembly,” saying inside “the primary two minutes [he’ll] know precisely whether or not or not a deal might be made.”
“I am getting in to talk to Vladimir Putin, and I will be telling him, you bought to finish this battle, you bought to finish it,” Trump stated, reiterating his perception that if he had gained the 2020 election, Putin wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine, saying “he wasn’t going to mess with me.”
President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake palms firstly of a gathering on the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. (AP Picture/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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“I’m going into that factor absolutely loaded proper up there, and we will see what occurs,” he continued. “It may very well be a very good assembly, and we’ll go a step additional. We’ll get it finished.
“I might wish to see a ceasefire very, in a short time, very fast,” he continued. “And, we will be coping with the European leaders and, we will be coping with President Zelensky and hopefully we will have an awesome success.”
