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President Donald Trump on Monday has hit out again at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by accusing the wartime leader of having no interest in a settlement to his country’s years-long fight against Russian invading forces after Zelensky said he does not see the war ending for a long time.
Trump took to his Truth Social platform to attack the Ukrainian leader in a post claiming that the United States “will not put up with” Zelensky’s sentiments “for much longer” after Zelensky said he expects to maintain a relationship with the U.S. despite the his fraught relationship with Trump.
He told reporters in London that a deal to end the war “is still very, very far away” but said Kyiv’s relations with Washington “will continue, because it’s more than an occasional relationship.”
“I believe that Ukraine has a strong enough partnership with the United States of America” to keep defense assistance flowing,” he said.
But Trump did not appear to agree, writing on his social media site that Zelensky’s words represent “the worst statement that could have been made” by the Ukrainian leader.
“It is what I was saying, this guy doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has America’s backing,” said Trump, who referenced Zelensky’s statement to world leaders in London that aid from America was necessary to continue his country’s fight against invading forces from Russia.
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