‘Pretty Strong Words’ Used on Ukraine Call With European Leaders, Trump Says
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Diplomatic efforts have stalled as Britain, France and Germany try to push President Trump away from a proposal to end the conflict that would favor Russia.
President Trump said on Wednesday that “pretty strong words” were used on a phone call with European leaders about Ukraine as the country and its allies have been working to steer him away from his insistence on a resolution to the war that would favor Russia.
“I think we had some little disputes about people, and we’re going to see how it turns out,” Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House after a phone call with Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain.
The European leaders are among officials from about 30 countries supporting Ukraine, known as the “coalition of the willing,” that are scheduled to talk by videoconference on Thursday with President Volodymyr Zelensky. A flurry of recent diplomatic efforts have failed to produce any breakthrough in negotiations to end the war, which started nearly four years ago when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Mr. Trump, who has expressed growing impatience with Ukraine and its European allies, did not provide details about what “pretty strong words” had been used on the call. He also said that the European leaders wanted to meet this weekend with Mr. Zelensky and American officials but that “we’ll make a determination depending on what they come back with.”
“We don’t want to be wasting time,” Mr. Trump said. “Sometimes you have to let people fight it out.”
The president added that Mr. Zelensky had to be “realistic,” although he did not elaborate.
As it tries to negotiate peace on more favorable terms, Ukraine is also trying to secure long-term guarantees intended to deter future Russian aggression and a framework for economic cooperation to rebuild the country after the war.
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