Trump said he has not yet committed to going to Ukraine, and when asked whether Zelensky would be in attendance when he meets with Putin in Saudi Arabia, said it was unlikely the Ukrainian president would be invited.
US President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the war in Ukraine will begin ‘immediately’ after holding a ‘lengthy and highly productive’ phone call with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday evening.
Nato secretary Mark Rutte said there was a ‘clear convergence’ among allies to see peace in Ukraine ‘sooner than later’ and that Russia must not be allowed to ‘capture a square kilometre, a square mile of Ukraine in the future.’.
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s powerful Security Council, said on Thursday that the call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump showed that any Western hopes of defeating Russia would never be achieved.
Speaking in Brussels, US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said it is unrealistic to expect Ukraine to join NATO, and that following the resolution of the conflict the US will no longer prioritise European security and will instead shift its attention towards securing internal borders and dealing with China.
