Donald Trump signals that Ukraine should hold elections as part of Russia peace deal

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Donald Trump signales elections in Ukraine should be as part of a peaceful strike with Russia in his first public remarks, when the United States has held high-level talks with Moscow.

The comments of Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelopinsky is criticized in the comments warThe US President said: “It’s been a long time since we had elections in Ukraine. “It simply came to our notice then. This comes from me and comes from many other countries, “he told reporters in Florida at his Mar-Lag’s resort.

“You have a leadership [in Ukraine] Now it is allowed to start a war that should never happen even, “he added, comparing Ukrainian cities to” demolition places “.

“These cities are like Gaza,” he said, “Most of the cities. A number of lying down to their sides. Buildings collapse. “

The President did not mention the role of Russia in destroying the cities and cities of Ukraine during the invasion of its entire scale, since World War II its largest armed conflict.

Zelenski’s deadline expired last year, but Kiev said that after stopping the struggle it could hold elections.

During this month, Zelensky’s ruling party leader David Arakhamia said that the elections should not be held sooner than the end of six months later.

Evening will be a huge challenge, as millions of Ukrainians are displaced, they live abroad or live in areas under Russian occupation. Kiev also expressed security concerns about any issue, saying that Western peacekeepers or security strength to ensure the safety of voters.

Research The Ukrainians found by the Ukrainian Institute of Non-Commercial Republic of Ukrainians found that 60% of respondents opposed the presidential vote. 52% said they did not support the voting for the new parliament, while the clash continued.

There are Widespread fears In Kiev and all over Europe, Trump wants to resolve the war on the terms of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The United States already finds that Putin has made significant concessions, leaving aside Ukraine’s desires to join NATO and restore its control over Russian-occupied land.

Trump said he was “more confident” to achieve a peaceful deal in Ukraine The United States is negotiating with Russia Tuesday in Riyadh he thought “very good.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubions and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with four and a half hours in the Saudi capital.

After that, they agreed to “lay the ground for further cooperation” at the end of the Turkish war and the lightning settlement of relations after the first high-level talks on the conflict since Putin’s invasion since February 2022.

Zelensky said he was not ahead of time notified of the talks, and Ukraine said reject any settlement It does not directly engage in Kiev. “We do not want the shots to do a broker without our involvement,” he said. “Well without Ukraine, there is no peace.”

The US President also said that “it is very disappointed” that Ukraine has been “offended” to not end in the Riyadian talks to not end the war. “Well, they have been in three years, before that for a long time it could be easily settled,” Trump said.

He also said that he would support European peacekeeping troops After the war in Ukraine, although Lavrov said on Tuesday that there will be any European peacekeeping deployment in the country “unacceptable”.

“If they want to do that, it’s great. I’m all for if they want to do it “and” I would not have taken it at all, “Trump told reporters.

He added that he did not want to withdraw all US troops as part of the Peace Agreement. “No one asks to do it, so I don’t think we should do it. I wouldn’t want to do that. But that question has never been caused. “

As Trump shook Zelensky’s leadership, he insisted that his colleague’s approval rating was 4%.

Request for opinions In December, the Institute of International Sociology of Kiev was discovered that 52% of Ukrainians trust Zellensky.

“I like him personally,” Trump said in Zelenki. “She’s good. But I don’t care about “personally.” I think of doing the job. “

Additional report in James Paul’s Washington