Donald Tusk reacted sharply to Donald Trump's latest comments on Ukraine. The Prime Minister wrote on platform X: "None of us should put force on Zelenski for territorial concessions. We should all push Russia to halt aggression. The concessions were never the way to a just and lasting peace."
The words of the Polish Prime Minister are a consequence to the president of the United States Sunday interview for Fox Business. Trump stated in the interview that Russia would hold "some estates" acquired in Ukraine, pointing out that Russia had mastered them in combat.
Trump's position towards war
The U.S. president answered the question of writer Maria Bartiromo whether Putin would "be willing or open to the thought of ending this war without taking much of Ukraine's territory." Trump first said no and then added, "Well, he'll take something. They fought, and now they have quite a few properties. He won any estates."
However, the American leader stated that he felt Vladimir Putin was open to the end of the war. Trump compared the situation to US intervention in the mediate East, saying, "We are the only country to enter, win the war and then comes out, as we did for president Bush in the mediate East."
Reports of Putin's proposals
According to "Washington Post" during a Thursday telephone call with Trump Putin suggested possible territorial exchange. In exchange for control of the Donetsk Oblast, he could hand over parts of 2 another regions of Ukraine - in the Zaporosian and Khersonian Oblasts - were handed over by authorities, asking for anonymity.
These are somewhat smaller territorial claims than those putin made at the August American-Russian summit in Anchorage, Alaska. According to 1 source, any White home officials presented this as progress, while the another origin estimated that Ukrainians did not see it that way.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
