President Donald Trump has actually slammed Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying he was disappointed that the Ukrainian leader complained about being excluded oftalks in between the US and Russiaover ending the Ukraine war.Trump alsoseemed to blame Kyivfor Moscows intrusion even as he stated he was more confident of a deal to end the war after US-Russia talks declaring Ukraine could have made a deal to prevent war, the Guardian reported.Im extremely dissatisfied, I hear that theyre upset about not having a seat [at the talks], Trump told press reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida when inquired about the Ukrainian response.
The US president stated a half-baked negotiator might have protected a settlement years back without the loss of much land.Today I heard, oh, well, we werent welcomed.
Well, youve been there for three years ...
You ought to have never ever started it.
You might have made a deal, he said.Speaking in Florida on Tuesday night, Trump increased pressure on Zelenskyy to hold elections echoing among Moscows key demands.The US president likewise suggested that he could satisfy Russian President Vladimir Putin before the end of the month as Washington upgrades its stance towardsRussiain a shift that has alarmed European leaders.Zelenskyy had earlier on Tuesday slammed the US-Russia talks for excluding Kyiv, stating efforts to end the warmust be fairand involve European countries, while delaying his own journey to Saudi Arabia, where the US-Russia talks took place.Talks are occurring in between agents of Russia and agents of the United States of America.
AboutUkraine about Ukraine once again and without Ukraine, he said.The Ukrainian presidents comments appeared to anger Trump, who continued to release a series of attacks on Zelenskyy, who has led Kyivs battle against Russias February 2022 invasion.