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Trump asserts that Zelenskyy is expected to participate in peace negotiations with Putin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had written to him, expressing his willingness to engage in negotiations regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUkraine is prepared to begin negotiations as soon as possible in order to move closer to a permanent peace agreement. In a speech to Congress on Tuesday, Trump quoted the letter and stated, \u201cNobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump also claimed to have \u201creceived strong signals that they are ready for peace\u201d and to have had \u201cserious discussions with Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He remarked, \u201cWouldn\u2019t that be beautiful?\u201d \u201cThis madness needs to end. Time to stop the murders. This pointless war needs to end. You must speak with both sides if you wish to put an end to wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his speech to Congress, Trump was supposed to go into further detail about his plans for Russia and Ukraine, but he did not provide any additional information about how he intends to resolve the largest conflict in Europe since World War Two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump claimed that Ukraine was prepared to sign a minerals agreement with the United States, which Washington claims is essential to ensuring that the United States continues to support Ukraine\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to four sources who spoke to Reuters, Ukraine and the Trump administration intend to sign the agreement in exchange for military assistance, which Trump has delayed. \u201cThere is no signing planned,\u201d U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News later on Tuesday, a Fox reporter wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump did not elaborate on the minerals deal, so it is unclear what will happen to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following what he called a \u201cregrettable\u201d Oval Office altercation with Trump last week, Zelenskiy promised early Tuesday to mend ties with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a visit to Washington following the dispute with Trump in the Oval Office, Zelenskiy stated that he was prepared to sign the minerals deal \u201cany time and in any convenient format\u201d and that he wanted to \u201cmake things right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His remarks were made the day after Trump suspended military assistance to Ukraine, his most recent attempt to reverse U.S. policy and take a more accommodative approach to Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy team and I stand ready to work under President Trump\u2019s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts,\u201d Zelenskiy said in his X statement. The halt in U.S. military supplies was not mentioned in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskiy\u2019s remarks were obviously intended to emphasize Kyiv\u2019s appreciation after the explosive White House altercation, in which Trump and Vice President JD Vance chastised Zelenskiy for not being more grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and independence,\u201d Zelenskiy wrote in a letter. \u201cThings did not go as planned at our meeting in Washington. That it transpired in this manner is unfortunate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now is the moment to put things right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskiy laid out a roadmap for a peace deal, saying that if Russia followed suit, it could start with the release of prisoners and an end to air and sea attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen we want to move very fast through all next stages and to work with the U.S. to agree a strong final deal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s forces could compete with Russian troops on the battlefield, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, but Kyiv would make every effort to maintain its cooperation with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will continue to work with the U.S. through all available channels in a calm manner,\u201d Shmyhal stated. \u201cWe only have one plan \u2013 to win and to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While awaiting confirmation of Trump\u2019s action, the Kremlin in Moscow stated that stopping U.S. military assistance to Ukraine was the best course of action for achieving peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Democrats have expressed outrage over Trump\u2019s sudden shift toward Russia, which is the most significant change in Washington\u2019s geopolitical landscape in decades. Since the 1940s, governments of both parties have placed a high priority on protecting Europe from an adversarial Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American military assistance has been halted, which increases pressure on European allies who have openly supported Zelenskiy since the Oval Office scandal. The leaders of France and Britain, who both paid a visit to the White House last week, have offered to send troops to help protect a possible ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and Social Democrats in Germany unveiled plans Tuesday to establish a 500 billion euro ($531 billion) fund to aid in increasing defense spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, presented plans to raise up to 800 billion euros for defense expenditures in the EU. On Thursday, the 27-nation bloc will hold an emergency summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The office of French President Emmanuel Macron reported that the president had met with Ukrainian and American leaders and praised Zelenskiy\u2019s desire to get back in touch with Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Trump\u2019s decision to halt military supplies drew harsh criticism from French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSuspending aid to a country under attack during a war means abandoning the country under attack and accepting or hoping that the aggressor will win,\u201d he stated in a question in parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many Ukrainians called Washington\u2019s action a betrayal, and many were shocked. The head of the foreign affairs committee of the Ukrainian parliament, Oleksandr Merezhko, stated that it appeared that Trump was \u201cpushing us towards capitulation\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olena Bilova, 47, a lawyer in Kyiv, stated, \u201cYes, it is betrayal, let\u2019s call it what it is.\u201d \u201cBut let\u2019s hope that American civil society and the elites of the European Union will not leave us alone.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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