– I think that Wołodymyr Zelnski should be a little more grateful – said Donald Trump, asked what he would need from the President of Ukraine to return to talks about the mineral agreement. Asked if the agreement fell, he replied that he “does not think”, but he would say more about it on Tuesday. The US President once again reproduced false information about the amount that the United States supported Ukraine.
Donald Trump On Monday evening, Polish time performed at the White House at a conference. He was asked on it whether a cooperation agreement in the area of mineral mining in the area Ukraine “died” after him Friday's quarrel with Volodymyr Zelnski in front of cameras. On that day, the leaders were to sign this agreement, but in the end it did not happen.
“I'll say tomorrow evening,” he replied. He also admitted that he “doesn't think” that it was. “I think this is a great agreement for us,” he added.
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When asked what he would expect from Zelanski to return to negotiations, he replied: – I think he should be a little more grateful.
– We gave them much more than Europe. Europe should have given more than we did – he continued. – They should be able to equalize it somehow. If we give it, they should give more. We gave 350 billion, they probably gave some 100. And in addition to all this they will recover this money, because they do it in the form of loans and this is a secured loan – he added.
Thus, once again, the president reproduced false information about American support for Kiev. Trump had already given the same thesis and was straightened by the media and even the president France Emmanuel Macron during their joint conversation.
According to experts, the amount given by Trump is inflated over twice, and Europe has provided greater support. In addition, contrary to Trump's assessment, only 1/3 of this is loans.
Trump: Moscow did not get anything from me except the bite
Trump did not answer the question about the plan to abolish sanctions on Russia. He stated that he had not yet talked about suspending support for Ukraine. – I haven't even talked about this (suspension of help) yet. As for now, we'll see what will happen. Many things are happening – said Trump. In recent days, “Washington Post”, “New York Times” and “Wall Street Journal” informed about the fact that the US administration is considering suspending weapons to Ukraine. This last journal reports on Monday that loans granted to Ukraine have been suspended so far for the purchase of weapons under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, although this is not a significant source of equipment for Kiev. When asked if he is worried that Russia – as the Kremlin spokesman claimed Dmitry Pieskow – He perceives his actions as in line with its direction of foreign policy, the US president argued that he had been hard to Russia so far and that during his first term Moscow has not received “anything but bite.” At the same time, he mentioned the sanctions imposed on Russia and Javelin anti -tank missiles sold during his term.
Trump attacks Zelanski again
Earlier that day he published an entry on his Truth Social platform hitting the Volodymyr Zelnski. In it, he linked to the article of the AP agency: “Zełnski says that the end of the war with Russia is 'very, very distant'.
“This is the worst statement that Zełnski could make, and America will no longer tolerate it! That's what I was talking about, this guy does not want peace as long as he has the support of America, and Europe at a meeting with Zelanski said explicitly that he could not complete this task without the USA,” he wrote President of the United States. “This is probably not a great statement when it comes to demonstration of strength against Russia. What do they think?” he added.
Zełenski: Ukraine and the USA are in touch
The article made available by Trump includes Zelanski's statements from Sunday, after the London informal summit of European leaders with the participation of the Prime Minister Canada in the case wars in Ukraine and the security of Europe.
In an interview with journalists before leaving the UK, he assessed that the agreement ending the war with Russia “is still very, very distant”, but he also said that he was still expecting to receive American support despite the tense relations with Trump. – I think that our relations will continue because these are not occasional relations – he pointed out. He expressed the belief that he could rebuild the relationship with Donald Trump after their dispute and that conversations should be continued in another format.
According to him, “Ukraine has a strong enough partnership with the United States” to maintain the flow of help for Kiev. He admitted that he did not think the US would stop supporting his country, but at the same time he noted that he was working on preparing for various challenges.
He also assured that He is still ready to sign a mineral agreement with the USA. – Our policy is to continue what happened in the past, we are constructive. If we agreed to sign a mineral extraction agreement, we are ready to sign it – he said. He added that “the contract lies on the table” and “will be signed if the parties are ready.”
As BBC notes, Zelanski also referred to his quarrel with the US president, which took place on Friday in the White House. He claimed that Ukraine's relations with the US would continue. He added that he was “sure that this situation would pass.” He also reported that Kyiv and Washington communicated from Friday. “But not at my level,” he said.
The Ukrainian leader also said that “the defeat of Ukraine would not only mean Putin's success.” “It would be a failure of Europe and would be a defeat of the USA,” he said.
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