Former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) advised Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky to “be careful” to not anger President Trump.
His warnings have been tough on a recent day after the two leaders met in Saudi Arabia and then began negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. I will.
“Zelensky needs to be careful. If he starts to enter the war of Trump and words at the end of the day, when the push sticks out, these senators will be allying to America and Trump and where they want to adopt its agenda. “Sununu said in an interview with News Nation's “Balance” on Friday.
Sununu also branded Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “dictator” during the show, pointing to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
“Zelensky needs to be careful not to tip this unnecessarily during Trump. I'm not saying he's playing for Putin, but he clearly says that this is one-sided. “We're not going to take you to the table,” the governor told host Leland Vittert, “We're going to take you to the table.”
Trump has repeatedly been a leader in Ukraine over the past two weeks, claiming he has been a “no election dictator” and has done “a terrible job” as head of a war-torn nation.
Tirade continued on Friday, but the president said he didn't think it was most important for Zelensky to be at the negotiation table that began at Riyadh earlier this month. Ukraine was not represented during the meeting attended by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and Middle Eastern envoy Steve Witkov.
“I've seen it for years and have seen him negotiate without a card,” Trump said Friday. “He doesn't have a card, and you're tired of it.”
“So, to be honest with you, I don't think it's very important for him to attend a meeting,” the president added. “He makes deals very difficult.”
Zelensky expressed his dissatisfaction that Ukraine is not involved in the process. After Trump suggested that his poll count was in single digits, the Ukrainian leader claimed that the US commander lives in Russia's “disinformation space.”
Sununu also praised the Trump administration for appearing to be on the sidelines of Ukraine joining the NATO military alliance. This is the idea that the Secretary of Defense poured cold water after confirming that the Secretary of Defense would lead the Pentagon.
“Let's stop with that nonsense,” the New Hampshire Republican said Friday. And I praise them for trying to blunt it a bit, but yeah, that's not about this or the conservatives, Democrats, or Republicans who support it. ”
“It's an international setting, he added, and this is the best American interest.
Trump has previously said that Putin wanted to sign a contract to end the war in Eastern Europe and criticised the way former President Biden and his administration dealt with the conflict.
“But I'm telling you, Biden said the wrong thing. Zelensky said the wrong thing. Trump said the wrong thing earlier this week in an interview with host Brian Kilmead on Fox News Radio.
Criticism comes as the White House pushes Zelensky to accept offers related to Ukrainian rare minerals. If accepted, the US will ensure that Ukraine will guarantee security in return for negotiating the end of the war.
Zelensky did not greenlight the agreement, but some Trump officials are sure he will be on board. He has also shown in the past that he is open to it.
The former Hampshire governor who led the nation from 2017 to 2025 said he always thought “democracy” was the “line” in the Russian-Ukraine War.
“The Ukrainians rose to their feet and were pushed back, and properly pushed Putin back. And now there will be some kind of surrender to achieve peace,” he said. There is no question about that. ”
