Trump turns his attention to Zelensky following Putin summit: ‘Make a deal’
President Donald Trump is urging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to strike an elusive ceasefire deal after his Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The one-day summit left little to show for Trump as there appeared to be no breakthrough with Russia on a ceasefire deal in the over three-year war.
When asked by Fox News host Sean Hannity on Friday night for his message to Zelensky now that the summit has concluded, Trump responded flatly, “Make a deal.”
“Now it’s really up to President Zelensky to get it done,” Trump said, before adding that Europe needs to “get involved a little bit” as well.
The U.S. president also teased the next steps, which could see a trilateral meeting between Zelensky, Putin, and Trump.
“They’re going to set up a meeting now, between President Zelensky and President Putin and myself, I guess,” Trump revealed, without going into any specifics about the time and location.
On Friday evening, both Putin and Trump were mum about what was discussed at the summit at what was slated to be a joint press conference, but where no questions from the press were taken.
Putin said he wants to get the “root causes” of the conflict addressed, while Trump signaled that no deal was reached.
Still, Trump told Hannity he and Putin “agreed on a lot of points” and praised the meeting as “very warm.”
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He did, however, decline to reveal “one big issue” that the two leaders don’t agree on and which could derail the ceasefire negotiations, before underscoring the need for Ukraine to accept a deal if it comes to fruition.
“Ukraine has to agree. President Zelensky has to agree,” Trump added.
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