Trump Puts Burden for Peace Back on Zelensky

Politico: “By the time it was wheels-down in Washington for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last night, the ground had shifted underfoot. For all the chatter in recent weeks that President Donald Trump had come around to a fairly pro-Ukrainian perspective on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against the country, a Truth Social post last night was a wake-up call.”

Wrote Trump: “President Zelensky of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight.”

He added there will be “no getting back” Crimea, and “NO GOING INTO NATO BY UKRAINE.”

Axios: “Forget about a ceasefire right now. President Trump’s sole short-term goal for his Russia-Ukraine diplomacy, advisers say, is to get the countries’ leaders face-to-face to talk peace.”