Trump issues furious warning to Zelensky over | Political News

President Donald Trump has lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a scathing post on Truth Social.

Writing on Wednesday, Trump questioned why Ukraine did not battle for Crimea “11 years ago” and warned that the nation may face whole collapse if peace talks with Russia fail.

Trump took difficulty with Zelensky’s current assertion that Ukraine “is not going to legally acknowledge the occupation of Crimea” calling it detrimental to peace negotiations. He accused the Ukrainian chief of making “inflammatory statements” that would doubtlessly extend the battle.

In his post, Trump wrote: “Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is boasting on the front page of The Wall Street Journal that, ‘Ukraine will not legally recognize the occupation of Crimea. There’s nothing to talk about here.’

“This assertion could be very dangerous to the Peace Negotiations with Russia in that Crimea was misplaced years in the past beneath the auspices of President Barack Hussein Obama, and isn’t even a level of dialogue.”

Trump further stated that “no one is asking Zelenskyy to acknowledge Crimea as Russian Territory however, if he desires Crimea, why did not they battle for it eleven years in the past when it was handed over to Russia with out a shot being fired?” He also pointed out that “The space additionally homes, for a few years earlier than ‘the Obama handover,’ main Russian submarine bases. It’s inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy’s that makes it so tough to settle this battle.”

“He has nothing to boast about! The scenario for Ukraine is dire – He can have Peace or, he can battle for an additional three years earlier than dropping the entire Country,” Trump added. “I’ve nothing to do with Russia, however have a lot to do with wanting to save, on average, 5 thousand Russian and Ukrainian troopers a week, who’re dying for no cause in any respect.”

Trump concluded by stating, “The assertion made by Zelenskyy as we speak will do nothing however extend the ‘killing area,’ and no one desires that! We are very close to a Deal, however the man with ‘no playing cards to play’ ought to now, lastly, GET IT DONE.

“I look ahead to having the ability to help Ukraine, and Russia, get out of this Complete and Total MESS, that would have never started if I were President!”

These feedback got here simply hours after Marco Rubio, Trump’s Secretary of State, indicated the U.S. was dropping endurance over the stalled negotiations and was prepared to “move on” if an settlement could not be reached quickly. Speaking to journalists in Paris following discussions with European officers and Ukrainian representatives, Rubio declared, “We are now reaching a point where we need to decide whether this is even possible or not.”

“If it’s not, then I think we’re just going to move on,” he declared, mentioning, “It’s not our war.” Rubio harassed different urgent issues, noting that, “We have other priorities to focus on.”

Highlighting the urgency, Rubio talked about that the Trump administration was keen to finalize a deal promptly.

Despite the obvious bleak state of U.S. peace negotiations, Rubio described the discussions as “constructive.” He said, “Nobody rejected anything, nobody got up from the table or walked away.”

The Secretary of State additionally recommended the efforts of the US’s European allies amid a week of escalating tensions. “The UK and France and Germany can help us move the ball on this.”Trump started vowing in 2023 that he would ‘finish the battle in in the future’ and had beforehand insisted, ‘You bought to make a deal,’ going as far as to say he had great relationships with each the Russian and Ukrainian presidents. “I’d inform Putin, should you do not make a deal, we’re going to give him a lot. We’re going to [give Ukraine] more than they ever bought if we have now to. I’ll have the deal accomplished in in the future. One day,” he mentioned in a July 2023 Fox News interview.