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Trump before meeting with Zelensky: There is no turning back for Crimea, Ukraine will not join NATO

2025-08-18 08:52:47Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Trump before meeting with Zelensky: There is no turning back for Crimea, Ukraine
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Donald Trump has put pressure on Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of Monday's talks in Washington with European leaders, saying the Ukrainian president could end the war "almost immediately" if he wanted to.

The US president also ruled out the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO or retaking Russia-occupied Crimea as part of negotiations with Moscow, according to The Guardian.

Trump made the comments on his Truth Social platform on Sunday evening, hours before meeting with European leaders including Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, in an attempt to oppose a plan reportedly backed by the US that would see Ukraine hand over territory.

“President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately if he wants, or he can continue to fight,” Trump wrote. “There is no going back on the Crimea Obama gave him (12 years ago, without a shot being fired!), and Ukraine is not joining NATO. Some things never change!!!” he added.

A minute later, the US president tweeted that it would be a "great honor" to host so many European leaders at the same time at the White House.

The statements could cause concern among European diplomats who want to avoid a repeat of the public criticism of Zelenskyy during his last visit to the White House in February, when Trump and US Vice President JD Vance accused him of ingratitude and disrespect and told him: "You're not in a good position. You don't have the cards in your hand right now."

Arriving in Washington for the meeting late Sunday, Zelenskyy said he hoped that "our joint force" with the US and European partners would force Russia towards peace.

"I am grateful to the president of the United States for the invitation. We all want a quick and lasting end to this war," Zelenskyy said on the Telegram messaging app.

"And I hope that our joint strength with America and with our European friends will force Russia towards a real peace."

Even before Trump's comments on Sunday, Zelenskyy faced a difficult task of reversing the damage done to Ukraine's security prospects by Friday's summit between Trump and Putin in Alaska.

Earlier, Trump accused the media of distorting his “great meeting in Alaska” — a meeting that was widely seen as a victory for Putin and a humiliation for the US president. On Sunday, Trump claimed to have made “great progress” on Russia, without providing details.

European leaders on Monday will reaffirm their support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and argue against any plan for a land swap that rewards Russian aggression. They will also seek more clarity on the security guarantees the United States is prepared to provide in the event of a deal.

Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's envoy to international organizations in Vienna, said early Monday that Russia agrees that any future peace deal for Ukraine must include security guarantees for Kiev, but added that Russia "has the right to expect that Moscow will also receive effective security guarantees."

In a conciliatory statement about his visit to Washington, Starmer praised Trump for his “efforts to end Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.” At the same time, Starmer reaffirmed Europe’s red lines. He said that the “path to peace” could not be established without Zelenskyy and that Russia must be “tightened” with further sanctions.

Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, told CNN that Putin had agreed for the first time that the US and Europe would provide defense for Ukraine as part of a deal. This would be outside the framework of NATO, but would be equivalent to the alliance's Article 5 for self-defense, according to Witkoff.


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