President Donald Trump said he was “disappointed” when he complained about the Ukrainian leader being excluded from talks between the US and Russia to end the Ukrainian war.
Trump also appears to blame Kiev for Moscow’s invasion – Ukraine avoids the war even if he says he is confident in deals to end the war after US-Russia talks They claimed they could have “traded” to do so, the Guardian reported.
“I’m very disappointed. I hear they’re angry that there’s no seats (at consultations),” Trump said when asked about Ukraine’s reaction, and his Marlago resort in Florida. He told reporters. The US president said that “half-hearted” negotiators were able to secure a settlement “without losing much land” several years ago.
“I heard today, ‘Oh, well, we weren’t invited.’ Well, you were there for three years… you should have never started it. You could have made a deal,” he said.
Speaking in Florida on Tuesday night, Trump increased the election pressure on Zelensky. It reflects one of Moscow’s important demands.
The US president also proposed that he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin by the end of the month, as Washington overhauls its stance towards Russia with a shift that surprised European leaders.
Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that its efforts to end the war were “fair”, while postponing a trip to Saudi Arabia, where US and Russia spoke, were held to postpone the war, with European countries being “fair”, and European countries being involved He criticized US Russia talks for excluding Kiev, saying it had to.
Speaking, “It’s being held between representatives of Russia and representatives of the United States. About Ukraine – again about Ukraine – and without Ukraine,” he said.
The Ukrainian president’s comments seemed to anger Trump, but Trump launched a series of attacks on Zelensky.