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Trump says Zelenskiy comments harming peace talks with Russia

Former U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday for rejecting Russia's occupation of Crimea

Reuters WORLD
Published April 23,2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump chided Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday for saying Ukraine would not recognize Russia's occupation of Crimea, which he called an inflammatory statement that will make a peace deal with Russia harder to achieve.

"This statement is very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. He said Crimea was lost years ago "and is not even a point of discussion.