President of the united states Donald Trump has said that the Ukrainian president can end Russia’s war “if he wants to”, but that there would be “no going into Nato by Ukraine” as part of a peace deal.
Trump also said that there would be “no getting back” of the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow illegally captured in 2014.
His remarks follow his summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska that resulted in dropping a demand for a ceasefire and calling instead for a permanent peace deal.
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte, alongside European leaders including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, will join Zelensky in Washington for talks on Ukraine’s future this Monday.