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Donald Trump renewed his public attacks on Volodymyr Zelenskyy and dismissed European leaders’ efforts to create a joint front with Ukraine president as a result of Friday’s White House confrontation further intensified.
In a social post on the truth on Monday, Trump retired to Zelenskyy to say Sunday evening that the end of the war with Russia was “far away” and warned that America would not deal with it for much longer “.
He also suggested that a weekend of intense European diplomacy, including a London summit organized by UK Prime Minister Sir Starmer and a one -month ceasefire proposed by Emmanuel Macron, President of France, had failed to improve Kyiv’s attitude.
“This guy does not want to have peace as long as he has America’s support,” Trump wrote, referring to Ukraine’s president. “Europe, at the meeting they had with Zelenskyy, firmly stated that they cannot do the job without the US.”
In a video statement on Monday evening, Zelenskyy said Kyiv will “continue our work with European partners in a special diplomatic and security architecture that can bring us peace.”
He added: “We need peace, true and honest peace – not endless war. And security guarantees are essential. The lack of security guarantees for Ukraine 11 years ago allowed Russia to begin the occupation of Crimea and the war in Donbas. “
Trump’s relationship with Zelenskyy has gone down to Akrimoni after he and vice president JD Vance openly criticized the Ukrainian leader during an extraordinary public dispute at Oval office on Friday.
Verbal confrontation has endangered the chances of a peace agreement with Russia with conditions that Ukraine could agree, and raised the alarm in many European capitals for Trump’s stance on conflict and wider commitment to security on the continent.
The dispute also banned the US and Ukraine from signing an agreement on the US access to Ukraine’s critical minerals that was seen as essential to Trump to maintain Washington’s support for Kyiv.
At a White House event on Monday afternoon, Trump told Zelenskyy: “I just think he should be more grateful because this place has stuck with them through thick and thin.”
He also suggested that the Ukrainian leader may be out of office if he fails to reach an agreement with Moscow.
“It doesn’t have to be so hard to do,” Trump added. “It can be done very quickly. Now maybe someone doesn’t want to make a deal, and if one doesn’t want to make a deal, I think that person won’t be too long. “
The New York Times reported on Monday that the US president would meet with his senior advisers in Ukraine to discuss the suspension or cancellation of the country, increasing the concern.
But a White House official rejected the importance of the meeting, saying there were always “high -level discussions” about the end of the war in Ukraine, while Trump said: “I haven’t even talked about it now. I mean, now, we will see what happens. Many things are happening now while talking.”
Earlier in the day, Mike Waltz, Trump’s National Security Adviser, put forward some of the conditions that Washington was looking for from Zelenskyy.
“What we have to hear from President Zelenskyy is that he has regretted what happened, he is ready to sign this mineral agreement and that he is ready to engage in peace talks,” Waltz said. “I don’t think it’s too much to ask. I think this is what is best for the American people, for the Ukrainian people, for Russia and the world to restore stability. “
Zelenskyy on Monday said Ukraine was still “very” hoping for “US support on the road to peace”.
Starmer is expected to hold further talks with European leaders this week. Downing Street did not exclude the prime minister traveling to Brussels on Thursday, when EU leaders are holding an emergency summit.
Britain and France have offered to lead a “will coalition” in supplying troops to guarantee a peace deal in Ukraine, but Starmer has insisted there should be a US “backstop”.
British officials say this should mean US air cover, supervision and other military support. Starmer said without this there was a danger that Russian President Vladimir Putin would “come again” for more Ukraine territory.
Additional reporting by Christopher Miller to Kyiv
