Trump urges Ukraine to replace Zelenskyy as negotiator amid deepening rift
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Ukraine should consider having someone other than President Volodymyr Zelenskyy negotiate an end to Russia’s war, intensifying a dispute between the two leaders over peace talks, sanctions and Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy facilities.
“Maybe it’s time for Zelenskyy to get somebody else to negotiate,” Trump told reporters, arguing that the Ukrainian leader should have reached a settlement earlier. Trump also said Russia had been “fine” regarding Ukraine and defended postponing sanctions against Moscow to keep it involved in negotiations.
Zelenskyy has rejected claims that he wants to prolong the war and said Ukraine is prepared to work constructively toward peace. He told NBC that Ukraine still trusts the United States but hopes Trump will change decisions that Kyiv considers favorable to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy warned that formal U.S. support for Russia would be a “historic mistake.”
The dispute has sharpened over a U.S.-Russia diesel agreement and Trump’s demand that Ukraine stop striking Russian refineries. Zelenskyy proposed halting those attacks in exchange for additional Patriot air-defense missiles. He also said U.S. arms deliveries had been delayed and intelligence sharing restricted, including advance warnings of Russian attacks.
Zelenskyy spoke Sunday with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, discussing peace efforts and Patriot deliveries. Trump said the United States continues to share intelligence with Ukraine. Witkoff is expected to travel to Norway for another round of negotiations, according to Reuters reporting cited by Al Jazeera.
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