According to the White House, President Donald Trump is increasingly irritated by Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky, and the Trump administration is increasing pressure on Ukraine to mediate a peace deal that will end the conflict with Russia.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz confirmed on Thursday that Trump's patience with Zelensky has weakened, and on Wednesday the debate between Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg and Russian special envoys and Ukrainian officials was “The war must be stopped,” he said, focusing on Kiev's support.
“President Trump is clearly very annoyed at President Zelensky, the fact that he hasn't come to the table. I'm going to push the briefing. “I think he'll finally get to that point. And I hope it's very fast.”
“It certainly isn't Russian interests, and it's not to crush anything that has never been seen before, and never before,” Waltz said. “So, an important part of his conversation was to help President Zelensky realize that this war needs to end.”
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday defended the Trump administration's decision to meet with Russian Saudi officials, despite the lack of complaints from Ukraine at those meetings. Vance emphasized that communication with Russia is key to moving forward with the transaction, saying that he believes Europe is at the “pinning of peace” for the first time in three years.
“Unless you're talking to Russia, how are you going to end the war?” Vance said at a conservative political action conference near the country's capital. “You have to talk to everyone involved in the battle, if you really want to end the conflict.”
Meanwhile, US officials met with Ukrainian officials on a peace agreement, and Kellogg said on Wednesday that they are committed to finding ways to end the war and establishing “sustainable peace.” mentioned in a post.
The increase in pressure on Ukraine comes on the heels for days between Trump and Zelensky. Each of us went back and forth between us after a meeting between us and the Russian officials.
Zelensky accused Trump of perpetuating “false information” in Russia on Wednesday, but Trump regained his jab and named Zelensky the “dictator” who failed his country, suggesting that Ukraine has begun the war. . Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second from the left, and other US officials are meeting with his Russian counterparts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the end of the Ukrainian war. (AP News)
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Zelenskyy said Ukraine had not received an invitation to the meeting, and told reporters in Turkey on Tuesday that “no one will decide anything behind our backs.”
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Vice President JD Vance said meetings with Russia are necessary to take the following steps to mediate the peace agreement: (Alex Brandon/Applications)
Meanwhile, the US has expressed interest in giving way to some of Russia's demands for a recent peace deal, and Trump told the BBC on Wednesday that he believes Russia has “a little card.” Ta. It took up a lot of territory. ”
As of January, Russia controls about 18% of Ukraine's territory, according to The Brookings Institution, a Washington, DC-based think tank. Trump's Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses said on February 12 that it is not realistic for Ukraine to regain its pre-war border with Russia, prompting criticism that Ukraine is being forced to make concessions.
“Putin is going to pocket this and ask more,” Brett Brune, director of global engagement under former President Barack Obama, told Fox News Digital on February 13.
Furthermore, the US proposes to support holding elections in Ukraine, an important condition for Russia to agree to a peace agreement.
Almost a year later, Zelensky's five-year term is due to end, he remains in the lead position of Kiev, as there is a Ukrainian constitutional bar that will hold elections under martial law. Ukraine has been under martial law since February 2022.
But Trump wasn't the only one to put pressure on Ukraine to hold the election at the Mar Arago Real Estate in Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday.
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Ukrainian President Voldimir Zelensky said Ukraine would not agree to the peace agreement unless it participates in the negotiations. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)
As a result, Zelensky's hands may be tied down, and according to Trump's former deputy national security adviser KT McFarland, he may have no choice but to succumb to concessions.
“If President Zelensky is leaving from now on, somehow says, 'I'm against Russia, I'm against America.' Really? ” McFarland said Thursday in an interview with Fox Business Network's “Mornings with Maria.”
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“Well, how does he plan to keep this country safe for the next 20, 30, 40 years?” McFarland said.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and Trump vowed to work on the campaign trail in 2024 to end the conflict if elected again.
Fox News' Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.
