Trump Says Zelenskyy Will Have to Make Concessions to Get Peace With Russia

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Trump has said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to visit him at the White House on Feb. 28.

President Donald Trump said on Feb. 26 that he expects Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will have to make concessions to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as part of the final deal to bring an end to the fighting between their two countries.

Speaking with reporters at the White House on Feb. 26, Trump said if not for his 2024 election victory, the Russiaโ€“Ukraine war would continue and Putin would seek to take all of Ukraine.

Trump said the Ukrainians have fought hard but that the war would have been over much sooner if it hadnโ€™t been for the weapons and equipment the United States has supplied to Kyivโ€™s forces throughout the war.

When asked what concessions Ukraine would likely have to make, Trump said: โ€œI donโ€™t want to tell you right now, but I can tell you that, NATO, you can forget about.

โ€œThatโ€™s been, I think, thatโ€™s probably the reason the whole thing started.โ€

Russia has opposed Ukrainian membership in the NATO.

Zelenskyy has sought a range of security guarantees from his various foreign backers, including Ukrainian membership in the NATO alliance, but the Trump administration has already signaled its opposition to the idea.

Earlier in his White House comments on Feb. 26, Trump announced Zelenskyy would visit the White House on Friday, to finalize a deal in which the United States would gain access to Ukrainian natural resources such as rare earth minerals, as compensation for past and potential future U.S. support for Ukraine.

While Trump said Zelenskyy is ready to sign the deal for Ukraineโ€™s natural resources, Zelenskyy has continued to share his reservations about the agreement.

Speaking with reporters at a press conference in Kyiv earlier on Wednesday, the Ukrainian president said there are no specific security guarantees from the United States.

โ€œI wanted to have a sentence on security guarantees for Ukraine, and itโ€™s important that itโ€™s there,โ€ Zelenskyy said.

As Trump spoke with reporters later on Wednesday, he said the deal he has in mind for Ukraineโ€™s natural resources will benefit the embattled country.

Byย Ryan Morgan

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