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Trump said he will ‘probably be meeting with President Zelenskiy next week’, and he also again expressed interest in meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin with whom he said he always had a ‘good relationship’.
When queried about the location of his meeting with Zelenskiy, Trump responded, “‘I’m here’ in Washington DC,” indicating that he would not be traveling to Ukraine.
President Trump's Peace Plan for Ukraine Leaked!!! https://t.co/zQfqt5DqqH
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“‘I’d like to see it end, just on a human basis’, Trump said of Russia’s three-year-old invasion of Ukraine. ‘I’d like to see that end. It’s a ridiculous war’.
Trump said he wanted to talk to Zelenskiy about security for Ukraine assets such as rare earth minerals and wants ‘an equal amount of something’ in exchange for U.S. support. ‘We would like them to equalize’.”
JD Vance says that Trump’s “peace plan” for Ukraine is to let Russia keep all the Ukrainian territory they currently occupy (nearly 20% of Ukraine) and give Russia a guarantee that Ukraine will never join NATO and any other “allies institution” [EU?]
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Kiev is striving to secure continued U.S. backing in its war efforts and anticipating a visit this month from Trump’s envoy, Keith Kellogg.
“[Zelensky’s chief of staff] Yermak said he had spoken to Kellogg about topics including the battlefield situation, the safety of Ukrainian civilians, and meetings at the annual Munich Security Conference later this month.”
