Donald Trump said Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘could end the war with Russia if he wanted’ – in front of an important White House meeting | World News

Volodymyr Zelenskyy can “end the war with Russia immediately, if he wants”, said Donald Trump – in front of the important White House talks about the future of Ukraine.

Mr. Trump make comments in a series of social media posts that are solved to his meeting with the President of Ukraine, which will be supported by Sir Keir Starmer and other European leaders.

Allies travel to Washington DC with the aim of protecting Ukraine From the necessity to recognize the key area up to Russia In return for peace, following the high profile meeting of the US President with Vladimir Putin In Alaska on Friday.

They will also be interested in avoiding repetition Mr. ZelenskyyThe last hot visit to the White House in February, ended with the leader of Ukraine who left earlier And then result in US assistance for Ukraine temporarily stopped.

“President Zelenskyy from Ukraine can end the war with Russia immediately, if he wants, or he can continue to fight,” Trump shared on his own network, Truth Social, on Sunday. “Remember how it started,” he added, before highlighting the anexation of Crimea.

Describing today as a “holiday” in the White House, he added: “Never had so many European leaders at one time. My great honor to become their host !!!”

Sir Keir and six other political heavy classs will present a united front together Mr. ZelenskyyWho hopes to face a call to submit full control of Donetsk and Luhanansk – Two mineral rich areas where large areas are currently occupied by Russian troops.

In September 2022, Moscow announced officially annexing them, together with the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, in a step that was rejected and condemned as illegal by the West.

Putin reportedly will submit another area held by his troops instead and approve security guarantees “like NATO” prevent ukraine from further attacks.

At the oval office meeting today, Zelenskyy will join Emmanuel Macron from France, Friedrich Merz from Germany, Giorgia Meloni Italy and Alexander Stubb, Finland President, and NATO Head Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen, and Sir Keir.

They are determined to arrive at midday (5 pm British time). Trump and Zelenskyy will hold a bilateral meeting first, before a multilateral meeting with other European leaders.

In a message in X that followed the comments of the US President, the leader of Ukraine expressed his gratitude for the invitation and said everyone who involved sharing “a strong desire to end this war quickly and reliably”.

However, he said the peace “had to last a long time”, and added: “Ukraine fought for their land, for their independence. Now, our army was successfully in Donetsk and the Sumy area.

“I am sure that we will defend Ukraine, effectively guarantee security, and that our people will always thank President Trump, everyone in America, and every partner and allies for their invaluable support and assistance.

“Russia must end this war, which starts by itself. And I hope that our strength with us with America, with our European friends, will force Russia to become a real peace.”

What is the security guarantee ‘like NATO’?

Following the Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska, the two leaders said they had agreed to several points but did not explain further.

Speaking to CNN on Sunday, US special delegates Steve Witkoff said: “We can win the following concessions: that the United States can offer Article 5 protection such as, which is one of the real reasons why Ukraine wants to be in NATO.”

Article 5 is the core principle of collective 32-members, which states that armed attacks on one or more members will be considered an attack on all. It was only called once, by the US, after the 9/11 attack in 2001.

Russia has repeatedly insisting that Ukraine cannot be allowed to join NATO and has rejected the idea that NATO members can be a peacekeeper under a kind of ceasefire.

Mr Witkoff, who had held a previous discussion with Putin to end the war, said that the Friday Summit was the first time he heard that Russian leader agreed to suggest protection such as NATO-Dan called him “changing the game”.

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In a post in X, Russian envoy Mikhail Ulyanov said Russia agreed to the peace agreement in the future “must provide a reliable security guarantee or guarantee for Ukraine”.

But Moscow must also get an efficient security guarantee, he added. “What is offered by the West? Apparently they haven’t started thinking about it. This is a mistake, what needs to be fixed.”

He also said that the current effort must focus on “Main Purpose – The need to quickly describe an efficient long -term peace agreement, not a questionable ceasefire that diverts attention”.

There is no talk about the ceasefire after the peak

Apart from the previous threat from severe sanctions to Russia if the ceasefire was not agreed upon during the conversation at Alaska, this was not mentioned from Trump afterwards. Instead, he said he wanted to focus on long -term agreements for peace.

Putin has long refused to approve the ceasefire as a prerequisite for the discussion to end the war, encouraging fears that Russia can continue to get land in Ukraine when negotiations take place.

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At a press conference on Sunday, Von Der Leyen said the aim was to “stop the murder”, and suggested a ceasefire and a peace agreement would have the same impact.

Trump previously said today’s meeting with Zelenskyy has the potential to open the way for a three -way meeting with Putin.