According to reports, on October 17, local time, during Ukraine President Zelensky's visit to the White House, the two sides had unhappy exchanges in closed-door meetings. According to comprehensive foreign media reports from China News Network, the latest news revealed that this White House meeting once again fell into tension and even turned into a quarrel again.
It has been that during a closed-door meeting between the two sides, Trump “cryed and cursed” and threw the map of the Ukrainian battlefield.In addition, Trump reiterated to Zelensky that he would give the entire Donbas region to Russia.
On October 19, local time, Trump said that Russia and Ukraine should "cut off" the Donbass region on the current front, delineate the ceasefire and withdraw their respective troops.
On October 17, U.S. President Trump met with Ukrainian President Zelensky in the White House.
Donbass mainly consists of two regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, and Ukraine has been fighting for control of Donbass.
Before Trump's meeting with Zelensky, according to reference sources, sources said that Russian President Vladimir Putin recently proposed the necessary conditions for ending the conflict in Ukraine in a telephone conversation with US leader Trump. He said that Kiev must completely abandon Donetsk.
The Ukrainian side has repeatedly stated that it is unacceptable to abandon the Donbas region. Zelensky also insisted on this position during the talks. In the end, Trump ended the talks and said, “Well, we try to end this on the current route.”
A European diplomat also revealed that Ukraine would never accept losing Donbass: “It’s like selling their legs to them (Russia) and getting nothing.”
According to the above report, during the meeting between Trump and Zelensky, Trump echoed many demands made by Putin, which contradicted his previous criticism of Moscow as a "paper tiger". Trump also told Zelensky that he was "losing the war," warning: "Putin will destroy you if he wants it."
In addition, officials familiar with the matter revealed that during the meeting, Trump once threw aside the map of the Ukraine battlefield. Trump said he was "tired" of seeing maps of the front lines in Ukraine over and over again.
According to reports, another person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named, revealed that Zelensky went to the White House to persuade Trump to provide Tomahawk missiles, but he was not satisfied with the outcome of the summit.
During the talks, Zelensky said that Putin wanted to continue fighting.The U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Trump's best friend Witkov, who participated in the talks, stressed to the Ukrainian side that Russia's goal is the entire Donbass region.
“There is a feeling in the room that Americans are testing what conditions Ukrainians can accept to reach an agreement.”
On October 19, German Prime Minister Martin Schulz said the visit was "not as smooth as Zelensky hoped."
In a statement issued on October 20, Zelensky said that "the United States, Europe, the G20 and the G7 need to take decisive measures" to end the war.
Trump said in an interview that Putin would take something from Ukraine, and he also stressed that he would not pledge to supply warhead missiles to Ukraine, because “we ourselves need it.”
Previously, some Westerners evaluated the possibility of Ukraine winning the conflict with Russia. David Richards, former British chief of defense staff, said Western allies had instilled false hope in Kiev but failed to provide sufficient means for Uzbekistan to win.
Red Star reporter Wang Yalin internship reporter Lord Xi Jinping comprehensive news, reference news