Trump slams Zelenskyy for saying end of Ukraine war could be ‘far away’
Al Jazeera
US president reignites criticism of Ukrainian leader, days after berating him in the Oval Office.
US President Donald Trump has intensified his attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and criticised moves by European leaders to rally around Ukraine’s leader.
European countries, led by the UK and France, are looking at options for a proposal to halt Russia’s war on Ukraine after last week’s Oval Office rupture between Trump and Zelenskyy.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted a summit of European leaders in London on Sunday and said they had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to present to the US.
“There are clearly a number of options on the table,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesman said on Monday.
France, Britain and potentially other European countries have offered to send troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire – something Moscow has already rejected – but say they would want support from the US, or a “backstop”.
