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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy volition person to similar a U.S.-backed bid program to halt Russia’s penetration and yet o.k. it, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters connected Friday (November 21, 2025).
Mr. Trump, speaking successful the Oval Office aft a gathering with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, repeated that helium had expected to resoluteness the warfare overmuch sooner fixed his bully narration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding, “It does instrumentality 2 to tango.”
Mr. Trump said the approaching winter, the mounting decease toll and repeated attacks connected Ukrainian vigor plants underscored the urgency of ending the war.
“We person a plan. It’s horrible what’s happening,” Mr. Trump said. “We person a mode of getting peace, oregon we deliberation we person a mode of getting to peace. He’s going to person to o.k. it,” helium added, referring to Mr. Zelenskyy.
Washington’s 28-point program calls connected Ukraine to cede territory, judge limits connected its subject and renounce ambitions to articulation NATO. It besides contains immoderate proposals Moscow whitethorn entity to and requires its forces to propulsion backmost from immoderate areas they person captured, according to a draught seen by Reuters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has antecedently refused to budge connected Russia’s cardinal territorial and information demands, said connected Friday (November 21, 2025) the U.S. program could beryllium the ground of a last solution to the astir four-year-old conflict. He said Kyiv was against the program but neither it nor its European allies understood the world of Russian advances successful Ukraine.
Mr. Zelenskyy warned connected Friday (November 21, 2025) that Ukraine risked losing its dignity and state — oregon Washington’s backing — implicit a U.S. bid program that endorses cardinal Russian demands.
Asked astir Mr. Zelenskyy’s comment, Mr. Trump said helium had told Mr. Zelenskyy astatine an Oval Office gathering successful February that the Ukrainian person didn’t “have the cards” to extremity the struggle solely connected his terms.
“At immoderate point, he’s going to person to judge thing helium hasn’t accepted,” helium said. “I thought helium should person made a woody a twelvemonth ago, 2 years ago. The eventual woody would person been if it ne'er started.”
