US president responds to Ukrainian president’s most recent interview, following blow-up in the Oval Office last week

The rift between Washington and Kyiv over a potential ceasefire in the war with Russia deepened on Monday as Donald Trump expressed new outrage at Volodymyr Zelenskyy for saying that the end of the war could be “very, very far away”.

In a post to social media on Monday, Trump posted a link to an Associated Press story outlining Zelenskyy’s comments and said: “This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer!

“It is what I was saying, this guy doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has America’s backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelenskyy, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the US,” Trump continued.

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  • aaron@infosec.pubEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    What was Trump’s record with negotiating peace last time?

    I recall him capitulating in Afghanistan. Was he successful anywhere else? He appears to like to rant and rave, and wants to throw his weight around, but he is clearly an exploitable, weak leader.

    • SinningStromgald@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      12 hours ago

      Trump signed the deal and set the deadlines for troop withdrawal. Biden was president for the completion of the pullout. By then it was already apparent the Taliban would takeover once the US military was gone.

      In my opinion Biden was damned if he did and damned if he didn’t. Republicans would say he sabatoged Trumps peace deal if he sent the troops back and cried anyways when the obvious happened as troops were withdrawn.

      Trump just wanted to use ending the war as a campaign talking point. He didn’t care if it worked or not. The fact it didnt and Biden got the shit sandwich was an unintended bonus.

      As far as Trumps history with deal making the LA Times goes over some and has link to the SEC document that lists Trumps failed businesses.