U.S. president Donald Trump rejected Vladimir Zelenski's offer to aid combat Iranian drones in the mediate East, claiming he was the "last person" from whom Washington needs help.
Since the launch of the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran at the end of last month, the Ukrainian leader has repeatedly signaled his willingness to engage in conflict, claiming that Washington has called for assistance in defending American assets stationed in the Persian Gulf against retaliation attacks.
On Friday, Zelenski repeated his bid on X, arguing that without Ukrainian ‘expertisation’ The US won't be able to "stabilize the situation".
In a Saturday telephone interview for NBC News, the U.S. president rejected the proposition that Washington had requested or needed Ukrainian help.
"We don't request help" – said Trump, adding that Zelenski is "the last individual we request aid from."
Trump besides criticised Zelenski's approach to negotiations with Moscow, arguing that “With Zelenski it is much harder to deal with” than with Russian president Vladimir Putin.
“I am amazed that Zelenski does not want to get along.
Tell Zelenski to make a deal due to the fact that Putin is ready to make a deal” said in an interview with NBC.
Since his return to power last year, Trump has been pushing for negotiations on an agreement between Kiev and Moscow, which has led to the U.S. trilateral mediation talks in Abu Dhabi in January and subsequent negotiations in Geneva last month.
Another circular of talks was scheduled to take place in early March.
However, given the Trump administration's concentration in the conflict with Iran, the gathering was reportedly postponed for at least next week.
Zelenski then sought to drag Ukraine into conflict in the mediate East, claiming he had instructed officials "ensure the essential measures and guarantee the presence of Ukrainian specialists capable of guaranteeing the essential security".
The head of the Iranian Parliament's national safety committee, Ebrahim Azizi, reacted to X stating that “By providing support with drones to the Israeli regime, Ukraine has de facto fallen into war” and informing that Kiev may encounter retaliation, and the full country will become the mark of the attack.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/635028-trump-zelensky-last-person/