Trump Escalates Tensions with Zelenskyy Amid New US-Russian Negotiations
Trump criticizes Zelenskyy during ongoing US-Russia peace talks, casting doubt on Ukrainian elections and NATO membership.
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Get StartedPutin's key goals remain much the same — that Ukraine renounce joining NATO and enforce the use of the Russian language to keep the country in Moscow’s orbit — but now wants Kyiv to withdraw its forces from the four regions Moscow has seized but doesn’t fully control.
As the Ukraine war reaches its 3-year mark, Russia seems to have time on its side as talks start
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These are the kinds of terms that victors impose on defeated enemies as war reparations, and were no doubt designed to be rejected.
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The escalating back-and-forth has raised concerns in the United States, including among some of Trump’s Republican allies.
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Putin's key goals remain much the same — that Ukraine renounce joining NATO and enforce the use of the Russian language to keep the country in Moscow's orbit — but now wants Kyiv to withdraw its forces from the four regions Moscow has seized but doesn't fully control.
As the Ukraine war Reaches Its 3-year Mark, Russia Seems to Have Time on Its side as Talks Start
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My biggest concern is that what is being presented as a peace process may, in reality, be nothing more than an attempt to negotiate between two competing imperial ambitions on how to divide Ukraine.
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Trump's heated post came after Zelenskyy accused the U.S. president of being under the spell of Russian leaders.
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Still, Graham called Trump Ukraine’s "best hope" to end the war.
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The row between Trump and Zelensky has increased the political jeopardy for Sir Keir, ahead of a high-stakes meeting with the US president next week.
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Any country has a bilateral track with other countries.
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While there are Republicans who disagree with Trump’s use of the word dictator to describe Zelenskyy, there are also members who don’t think the war should drag on without a clear plan for a settlement.
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President Donald Trump this week falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war that has cost tens of thousands of Ukrainian lives, causing outrage and alarm in a country that has spent nearly three years fighting back a much larger Russian military.
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Trump knows the media will do this, knowing the result will be the continued chipping away of the institution’s credibility, which’s already shot with most voters, especially after the Russian collusion hoax, COVID, and the Hunter Biden laptop.
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Only one strategic interest has been served by Trump’s radical rewriting of the global order in the past fortnight.
As Trump’s attacks on Zelensky turn personal, there’s only one winner: Russia
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Mr. Trump inflated the amount of assistance the U.S. has sent to Ukraine since Russia's invasion in 2022.
Trump calls Zelenskyy a "dictator" after blaming Ukraine for Russia's invasion
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Putting Ukraine's future NATO membership on the table might not have been enough to avert war.
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Still, it’s undeniable that Trump aims to use the tragedy of the Ukraine war to fatten the coffers of America’s military-industrial complex and capitalist classes.
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Now a new front has opened, this time, unexpectedly, from the West.
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Zelenskyy has spent months praising Trump and working cautiously to win him over.
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I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died — And so it continues.....
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The comments were a staggering back-and-forth between leaders of two countries that have been staunch allies in recent years under Trump’s predecessor.
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Trump used his post to accuse Zelensky of misusing American aid to Ukraine for the war effort and taking advantage of the Biden administration.
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Trump's comments, including an accusation overnight that Ukraine started its war with Russia, and willingness to negotiate with Russia without the presence of Ukrainian representatives are a departure from the United States' stance on the actions of the Russian government and have shocked Ukraine and its European allies.
Trump fires back at Zelenskyy, calls him a 'dictator without elections'
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The meeting signified a dramatic policy shift by Washington, which imposed a raft of sanctions and worked to isolate Moscow on the world stage over the war.
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Instead of focusing on any progress negotiators might be making in ending the Russia-Ukraine war, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) criticized Trump on X over the president’s remarks on Ukraine.
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In addition to this persecution, the sense of betrayal here runs deep.
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Kellogg’s visit to Kyiv comes a day after U.S. and Russian officials met in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, for landmark talks aimed at ending the nearly three-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Summary
Former President Donald Trump intensified clashes with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, labeling him a 'dictator without elections.' This came as US-Russian negotiations heated up, with Trump suggesting Ukraine should concede NATO aspirations. He praised Russia's influence and shifted US policy of isolating it, leading to worry among European allies regarding Ukraine's future. Zelenskyy's calls for elections were dismissed by Trump, while reactions from US and European leaders condemned this rhetoric, emphasizing the need for coherent support for Ukraine amid ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis.
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