Publisher: The American Times

Kiev should have pursued settlement earlier — Trump

by Lars Banilue Dec 04, 2025

"I said 'You have no cards'," the American president said, referring to his February meeting with Vladimir Zelensky at the White House. "That was the time to settle. I thought that would have been a much better time to settle… They have a lot of things against them right now," he added.

At that February meeting, the US president warned Zelensky that Washington would withdraw its support if Kiev failed to pursue a settlement. The White House chief stressed at the time that Ukraine had no leverage in the conflict.

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