President Donald Trump will quickly converse with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as momentum towards ending Russia’s conflict in Ukraine has largely stalled and left the White House pissed off.
“I’m having a conversation with him very shortly, and I’ll know pretty much what we’re going to be doing. … I’ll be speaking to him over the next few days, and we’re going to see,” Trump instructed reporters yesterday.
The White House stated there is no such thing as a name with Russian President Vladimir Putin at present set.
Asked about his message for Putin, whom he’s given repeated “two-week” deadlines, Trump stated he had none — however supplied a delicate warning.
The name comes as Putin is being embraced on the world stage this week, appearing in China alongside a few of the world’s strongest authoritarian leaders — a present of pressure Trump acknowledged he was watching.
Trump will name Zelensky on the sidelines of a Paris assembly of Ukraine’s allies, chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to debate post-war ensures as a part of any potential peace deal.