President Trump responded in this way to Zelensky's Friday speech, which stated that Ukraine has a choice between losing a key partner or losing its dignity.
What are the details of the US peace plan for Ukraine?
What did Volodymyr Zelensky say about this plan?
How did Donald Trump react to Zelensky's words?
What threats has the United States made against Ukraine?
“He doesn't like this arrangement?” Trump asked. “He has to like it, and if he doesn't like it, then, you know, they should just keep fighting,” he added. When asked whether the US would withdraw support for Ukraine if the US refused, the US president replied that Zelensky “will have to accept something.”
— Remember what I said in the Oval Office recently? “I told him 'you don't have any cards,'” he added.
American peace plan for Ukraine
The American website Axios published details of the agreement negotiated between the Americans and the Russians. It is a peace plan with 28 points. Reuters reports that the United States is pressuring Ukraine to accept the plan and is threatening to withhold arms and intelligence supplies if Kiev does not agree to the terms.
“I see Thursday as the appropriate date for Ukraine to accept the U.S.-backed peace plan,” President Trump said on Fox News Radio on Friday.
The US proposal met with reaction from Kiev. — I expect to speak with President Donald Trump in the coming days. We are perfectly aware that America's strength and support can actually bring peace closer and we do not want to lose it, said Volodymyr Zelensky in a speech published on social media.
Later, Zelensky published a new recording with comments on the entire case. The Ukrainian president did not mince his words. — Ukraine was faced with the choice of losing its main partner or its dignity, he said. “It's either 28 points or an exceptionally difficult winter,” he emphasized.
Experts indicate that the plan is extremely unfavorable from Ukraine's point of view. Witold Jurasz even called it “scandalous”.
Vladimir Putin reacted to the disclosure of the plan. — [Amerykański] A 28-point plan for Ukraine could form the basis of a final peace agreement, he said, quoted by TASS. However, the Russian leader noted that the details of the agreement “are not discussed with Russia.” – I can guess why this is happening. The US administration has not yet managed to obtain consent from the Ukrainian side, he added. Putin said that “apparently, Ukraine and its European allies are still delusional and dream of defeating Russia on the battlefield.” — Either Kiev's leaders lack objective information about the situation on the front, or, even if they have it, they simply cannot assess it objectively, he stressed.
