Zelensky "has to be realistic," Donald Trump said, responding to reporters during a meeting with a group of businessmen. The tycoon raised the issue of voting and transparency, asking, "When will they hold elections?" In Ukraine, "there is a huge corruption problem," he added.
But as always, when he has the chance to shuffle the cards, the US president didn't hold back: " The Europeans want a meeting with us and Zelensky this weekend in Europe," he added, "we will make a decision based on what they come back with."
Meanwhile, according to Axios, Zelensky's national security adviser and chief negotiator, Rustem Umerov, has sent Ukraine's response to Jared Kushner, Trump's advisor and son-in-law, regarding the draft peace plan with Russia.
A Ukrainian official, Axios reports, said the response included comments and proposed changes "to make it all feasible."
The Ukrainians sent their response to the United States after several days of consultations with their European allies, primarily the E3 (France, Germany, and the United Kingdom). The Ukrainian official said that the Ukrainian response includes new ideas on how to address sticking points such as the territory and the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
(Unioneonline)
