President Trump and his high aides demanded on Wednesday that Ukraine accede to an American-designed proposal that may basically grant Russia all of the territory it has gained within the warfare, whereas providing Kyiv solely obscure safety assurances.
The American plan, which might additionally explicitly block Ukraine from ever becoming a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Group, was rejected by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, whose long-running dispute with Mr. Trump broke into the open two months in the past within the Oval Workplace. The proposal additionally seems to name for the USA to acknowledge Russia’s 2014 takeover of Crimea, a area of Ukraine.
“There may be nothing to speak about,” Mr. Zelensky mentioned. “This violated our Structure. That is our territory, the territory of Ukraine.”
Mr. Trump shot again on social media that the Ukrainian president was being “inflammatory” and mentioned he would solely “delay the ‘killing area.’”
Mr. Trump prompt the proposal was on the verge of acceptance by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. “I believe we’ve got a cope with Russia,” he instructed reporters on the White Home. The issue, he prompt, was Mr. Zelensky.
“I believed it is likely to be simpler to cope with Zelensky,” he mentioned. “Up to now it’s tougher.”
Vice President JD Vance struck an identical theme whereas touring in India.
