Zelensky is ‘no angel’ – Trump
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky bears some responsibility for the armed conflict with Russia, US President Donald Trump has said. He argued that Zelensky, who has been granted a glowing reception in many Western capitals, should have done whatever necessary to avoid hostilities.
During an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity that aired on Wednesday and Thursday, Trump reiterated the need to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict, set to enter its fourth year next month.
“Zelensky – I got to say this – he wants to settle now. He’s had enough. He shouldn’t have allowed this to happen either,” Trump said. “You know, he’s no angel. He shouldn’t have allowed this war to happen,” he added.
“First of all, he’s fighting a much bigger entity,” Trump stressed. He previously questioned the unconditional military and financial aid provided to Kiev by his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. Trump also described Zelensky in the past as “the greatest salesman on Earth.”
In the same interview, Trump criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and threatened to impose more sanctions on Moscow “if they don’t make a settlement fast.”
“Putin shouldn’t have done it,” Trump, who took office on Monday, told Hannity. “He shouldn’t have done it and it has to stop.”
Zelensky had to know that he could not win a war against Russia. And he had to know the destruction it would bring upon Ukraine, the tens of thousands of deaths and injuries, the millions of people displaced, the tens of millions of children traumatized. Why did he do it? What did he gain? Does he have a few Swiss bank accounts that are filling up with Western dollars and Soros' Euros? He will have to stand before Jesus Christ one day and give an accounting. I don't think it's going to be a good day for him.
The president has repeatedly claimed that he would quickly negotiate a fair deal between Russia and Ukraine, but provided no specifics about possible terms.
Both Moscow and Kiev have previously said that freezing the conflict along the current front line would be unacceptable. Putin has insisted that Kiev must abandon plans to join the US-led NATO military alliance, and renounce claims on Crimea and four other former Ukrainian regions that voted to join Russia in 2022.
Earlier this month, Trump’s Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, said he hopes to resolve the conflict within 100 days. Trump has criticized Biden for neglecting diplomacy and said on several occasions that he was open to having a conversation with Putin.
Neither Biden nor Blinken had a single conversation with their Russian counterparts in over two years. What madness!
So far no date for negotiations has been announced. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied earlier this week that a phone call between the leaders was being arranged.
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Ukrainian man ‘buys kids’ to flee country – border guard
A Ukrainian man has been caught trying to flee the country by falsely claiming that he had three young children waiting for him in Germany, according to the Ukrainian Border Guard Service. Potential conscripts in Ukraine are resorting to extreme measures to avoid being drafted into the military.
The service reported details of the case on Thursday, accusing the suspect of “buying kids” for his ploy. The unidentified man presented paperwork stating that he had three children living in Germany: two-year-old twins and a seven-month-old infant.
The documents raised suspicion and border guards questioned the traveler, who confessed that he had purchased the fraudulent papers for €6,000 ($6,250). He was handed over to the national police, the statement added.
Kiev has banned fighting-age men from leaving the country since the escalation of the conflict with Russia in early 2022. Exceptions are granted to specific groups, including fathers of three or more minors.
Last year, the government reformed the military service system to bolster conscription rates, as frontline troops suffered significant casualties. However, draft officials are struggling to meet their targets. Men with financial means can resort to illegal ways of avoiding enrollment, including by buying fake exemptions or being smuggled across the border.
Poles are “fatigued” of Ukrainian migrants in their country
Earlier this week, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported investigating a senior official who serves as chief military psychiatrist and deputy chair of Kiev’s central draft medical commission. The agency alleged that the suspect had accumulated some $1 million in illicit gains since 2022.
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