President Donald Trump declared he was “disappointed” in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after claiming he had not read a US-brokered peace proposal aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Speaking at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, a reporter asked Trump what his “next steps are in the Russia-Ukraine talks.” discussions in miami Negotiations between U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators over the weekend stalled and made no progress.

“So, we have been talking to the president [Vladimir] “Putin and we have been talking to Ukrainian leaders, including Zelenskyy, President Zelenskyy,” Trump said. began.

Noting that he is “a little disappointed that President Zelenskyy hasn’t read the proposal yet,” the right-wing leader continued: “That was a few hours ago. His people love it… Russia is fine with it. Russia, you know, I guess. [they] “I’d rather have the whole country when you think about it.”

Trump then noted again that he believes Russia agrees with the proposal, but he is not sure Zelenskyy agrees. “His people love it, but he hasn’t read it,” he repeated.

Trump did not explain why he thought Zelenskyy had not read the plan.

On Sunday afternoon, Zelenskyy wrote in a x publication that “Ukraine deserves a dignified peace” before noting that “whether there is peace depends entirely on Russia: on our collective pressure on Russia and on the strong negotiating positions of the United States, Europe and all our other partners.”

Zelenskyy added: “Russia must be held accountable for what it is doing: for the daily attacks, for the constant terror against our people and for the war itself.”

Tension continues to rise between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the terms of a peace deal proposed by the United States to end the war with Russia.
Tension continues to rise between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the terms of a peace deal proposed by the United States to end the war with Russia.

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Zelenskyy’s appointment came amid pressure for kyiv to accept painful concessions to end the war with Russia.

Zelenskyy’s office did not immediately respond to News themezone’s request for comment on Trump’s comments.

Last month, Trump approved a 28-point peace plan to end the war. The plan calls for Ukraine to give up territory and has been seen as significantly more favorable to Russia. The plan sparked opposition from Kyiv and Europe.

On Monday, Zelenskyy met with senior European leaders at the British Prime Minister’s Office in London to try to rally support from his European allies following criticism from Trump.

Before the meetings, Zelensky declared that it was crucial for Europeans and Americans to come together to end the conflict.

“There are some things that we cannot manage without the Americans, things that we cannot manage without Europe, and that is why we need to make some important decisions,” Zelensky said.

En route to Brussels to meet with NATO and European Union leaders, Zelensky said progress was made during discussions and peace proposals were being finalized and would be sent to the United States on Tuesday.