Tensions are mounting once again between US President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy after the White House leader accused Ukraine’s head of state of not even reading the US′ peace proposals yet.
“I’m a little bit disappointed that President Zelenskiy hasn’t yet read the proposal, that was as of a few hours ago,” Trump told reporters on Sunday night. “His people love it, but he hasn’t [read it],” Trump added.
“Russia, I guess, would rather have the whole country when you think of it, but Russia is, I believe, fine with it, but I’m not sure that Zelenskiy is fine with it,” Trump said.
It’s uncertain which version of the US-backed peace plan for Ukraine Trump was referring to but the president’s comments came a day after talks between US and Ukrainian officials ended in Miami without an apparent agreement over the latest version of a draft peace plan.
There have been several versions of the purported peace plan as Russia and Ukraine have haggled – via their American intermediaries – over key details within the deal, particularly when it comes to demands for territorial concessions by Russia and security guarantees for Ukraine.