The long-awaited peace treaty between Ukraine and Russia remains elusive, and Donald Trump has had enough of playing nice.
In a scathing new statement, the former president directs his ire at Volodymyr Zelensky, issuing one of his most powerful warnings to date.
Accusing Zelensky
During his campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he could resolve the war between Russia and Ukraine “within 24 hours.” But, so far, that promise hasn’t come true — and it’s evident that the US president is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the situation.
President Donald Trump has given his harshest warning yet to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing him of prolonging the war with Russia and putting the country at risk of catastrophic collapse.
The commander-in-chief issued a clear ultimatum on Truth Social late yesterday night: bargain immediately or lose everything.
“He can have Peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country,” tweeted Donald Trump. “The statement made by Zelenskyy today will do nothing but prolong the ‘killing field,’ and nobody wants that!”
What caused the fury?
Trump was enraged by Zelensky’s statement to The Wall Street Journal that Ukraine “will not legally recognise the occupation of Crimea.” The U.S. president lambasted the declaration as “very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia,” claiming Crimea was lost “years ago under the auspices of President Barack Hussein Obama” and was no longer debatable.
“Nobody is asking Zelenskyy to recognise Crimea as Russian Territory but, if he wants Crimea, why didn’t they fight for it eleven years ago when it was handed over to Russia without a shot being fired?” Trump erupted.
He went on to accuse Zelensky of making “inflammatory statements” and “boasting” about a condition that Trump describes as “dire.”
In his most scathing condemnation yet, Trump doubled further, claiming Zelensky has no leverage left.
“We are very close to a Deal, but the man with ‘no cards to play’ should now, finally, GET IT DONE.”
Trump also focused on the conflict’s human cost:
“I have nothing to do with Russia, but have much to do with wanting to save, on average, five thousand Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, who are dying for no reason whatsoever.”
Rubio’s threat.
Just hours before, Trump’s Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, told reporters in Paris that the United States might “walk away” from the delayed talks.
“We are now reaching a point where we need to decide whether this is even possible or not,” Rubio added with a smile. “If it isn’t, I believe we will just move on. It is not our war.”
The remarks came as US officials reportedly withdrew from a planned high-stakes conference in London after Ukraine refused to comply to American requests, the most important of which was giving over territory to Russia. Instead, Trump’s peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, was sighted his route to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin.
The change in tone has alarmed U.S. allies. UK officials were apparently caught off guard by the White House’s efforts, with one unidentified British minister telling the Daily Mail, “The US are f***ing up everything – on Ukraine, tariffs, everything.”
Ben Wallace, the former UK Defence Secretary, did not hold back either:
“The next war will happen not because of Ukraine’s actions but because of Donald Trump and his red-neck team of Walter Mittys, media pundits and real estate salesmen who fail to understand the world we live in.”
