A senior Ukrainian official said talks with the Republican were ‘tense and difficult’, and that diplomatic efforts to end the war appeared to be dragging on and going in circles.
The president of the United States, , pressured the Ukrainian leader, , to cede the eastern region of Donbass, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP this Tuesday (21). “Yes, it’s true,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, when asked whether Trump, during Friday’s meeting, urged Zelensky to withdraw troops from the Donbass territories still controlled by Ukraine.
The source added that talks with Trump were “tense and difficult,” and that diplomatic efforts to end the war appeared to be dragging on and going in circles.
*With information from AFP
Published by Fernando Dias
