KYIV, Ukraine: President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukraine\u2019s president, saying Volodymyr Zelensky is prolonging the \u201ckilling field\u201d after pushing back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan.
\nZelensky on Tuesday ruled out ceding territory to Russia in any deal before talks set for Wednesday in London among US, European and Ukrainian officials. \u201cThere is nothing to talk about. It is our land, the land of the Ukrainian people,\u201d Zelensky said.
\nDuring similar talks last week in Paris, US officials presented a proposal that included allowing Russia to keep control of occupied Ukrainian territory as part of a deal, according to a European official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
\nTrump called Zelenkyy\u2019s pushback \u201cvery harmful\u201d to talks.
\n\u201cNobody is asking Zelensky to recognize Crimea as Russian Territory but, if he wants Crimea, why didn\u2019t they fight for it eleven years ago when it was handed over to Russia without a shot being fired?\u201d he wrote on social media.
\nRussia annexed Crimea in 2014 after sending troops to overrun it. Weeks later, Moscow-backed separatists launched an uprising in eastern Ukraine, battling Kyiv\u2019s forces.
\nTrump also asserted they were close to a deal and that Ukraine\u2019s leader can have peace or \u201che can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country,\u201d adding that Zelensky\u2019s statement \u201cwill do nothing but prolong the \u2018killing field,\u2019 and nobody wants that!\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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