We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Trump defends Russia sanctions relief, accuses Zelensky of rejecting peace US President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of prolonging the war with Russia,claiming Kyiv had little interest in peace.Trump said negotiations to end the four-year conflict were making“great progress”but alleged Zelensky was reluctant to reach a deal because of European financial support. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and US President Donald Trump pose for a photo during their meeting in Washington, DC. © Ukrainian Presidential Press Service, US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his decision to waive some sanctions on Russia, while once again accusing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky of not wanting to end the war. "My decision on Russia is a very simple one.
I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don't want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. The remarks come after Trump signed an executive order late Friday waiving broad new sanctions mandated by legislation named for the late US senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch supporter of Ukraine's defense. Read moreWho capped Starlink in Ukraine?
Musk, Trump and Rubio give three different answers Trump has also temporarily waived sanctions on Russian diesel, allowing large quantities to flow into global markets in a bid to lower fuel prices ahead of US elections early next month. The diesel deal was met with shock by Kyiv and its allies and sparked a feud between Trump and Zelensky that has seen their roller-coaster relationship plummet again. "Great progress is being made" in talks on the war, "and that includes current hostage negotiations!" Trump said.
"Signing that document at this time will do that, and I can sign it later, or any time that I want!" he said, though it was unclear to what document he was referring. Asked for more clarity on the statement, the White House did not immediately respond to AFP. "Perhaps more importantly, Russia is doing very little, if anything, to help the Islamic Republic of Iran, compared to what they could be doing, and I want to keep it that way, and will, unless stupid people get in the way," Trump added.
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