President Trump will host President Voludmimer Zellinski from Ukraine at the White House on Friday to Conclude Handing over the rights of rare minerals to the United States, even as the new US administration follows a separate deal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine.
While Mr. Trump hosted many world leaders per month since he took office again, no meeting such as promises with Mr. Zelinsky have been accused. Only last week, Mr. Trump falsely confirmed that Ukraine “Begin” The war with Russia and called Mr. Zelinski A. “The dictator without elections.”
In fact, it was Russia that began the war in 2014 and launched a large -scale invasion in 2022. Although the Ukrainian elections were suspended over the past three years under the fighting law, Mr. Zellinski has become president against the background of a victory in the elections that were greatly evident, as there was something that was comprehensive. The arrest warrant for war crimes.
Mr. Trump sought to soften the rift with Mr. Zelinski on Thursday before their meeting at the White House, which led to the brushing of a question about whether he was still considered the Ukrainian leader a dictator.
“Did you say that?” Mr. Trump asked. “I don’t believe that I said that. The next question.”
At a later press conference with Prime Minister Kiir Starmer from Britain, Mr. Trump did not respond to a question about whether he owes Mr. Zellinski an apology for his dictator. “We will have a very good meeting,” he said. “I have a lot of respect for him.”
His acute language contradicts last week from Mr. Zellinski with his evaluation of Mr. Putin, who has Just praise Since winning a second term. Only this week, President Putin described it as a “very smart man” and “A very cunning person.” He said he believed that Mr. Putin really wants peace and added that Thursday “He will keep his word” If an agreement is reached, despite the multiple Russian violations of the agreements in the past.
While he spoke with Mr. Putin on the phone, Mr. Trump has given little of the way he expected negotiation either the ceasefire or a permanent peace agreement. During the campaign last year, he promised to end the war within 24 hours and do so even before its inauguration, Not either of them did.
During the press conference on Thursday, Mr. Trump expressed a mixture of optimism and excessive peace -making. “I think this will happen, we hope quickly,” he said. “If it doesn’t happen quickly, this may not happen at all.”
Mr. Starmer and other European leaders offered to contribute to the forces to the multinational peacekeeping force on the ground in Ukraine after the fighting stopped. But Mr. Trump resisted pressure to the United States ‘forces’ commitment to assistance, even without land forces, or to provide Ukraine security guarantees against the renewed Russian aggression.
Since he took office, Mr. Trump has demanded that Ukraine be delivered some of its natural resources as a recovery of military aid stipulated during the era of President Joseph R. Biden Junior to defend herself against Russia. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump was falsely claimed that the United States contributed 350 billion dollars and Europe only 100 billion dollars, in fact, according to the Kiel Global Economy Institute, Europe allocated $ 138 billion compared to $ 119 billion from the United States.
Under the draft of the rare mineral agreement reviewed by the New York Times, Ukraine will contribute to half of its revenues to liquefy natural resources in the future, including critical minerals, oil and gas. Mr. Trump described the deal on Thursday as an economic development. “It will be good for both countries,” he said.
