US-Ukraine relations sour as Trump and Zelenskyy clash over talks and arms

Donald Trump said someone other than Volodymyr Zelenskyy should negotiate on Kyiv’s behalf to end Russia’s war. He criticized the Ukrainian president for failing to reach a deal earlier and claimed Zelenskyy does not want to end the conflict. Trump also defended easing some sanctions on Russia to keep Moscow at the negotiating table, a move Zelenskyy said would hurt Ukraine and strengthen Vladimir Putin’s war effort. US plans for Russia to supply more than 300,000 metric tonnes of diesel have also angered Kyiv, European partners and US officials.