President Trump on Saturday told reporters that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “does not want to make a deal” with Russia, blasting him again for allowing the war to continue and calling for an election to be held.
“He could have settled this thing many times,” Trump said, again calling for a new leader in Ukraine. Ukraine has not held an election since Zelensky was first elected in 2019.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump went off on Zelensky yesterday after announcing a deal with Russia to sell diesel to the US. While speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump blasted the Ukrainian President’s refusal to make peace and blamed him for the continuation of the war with Russia.
He further slammed him for attacking Russian oil refineries, blaming him for high US diesel prices. “I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump said.
Trump was asked on Saturday night if Zelensky is delaying peace so that he can stay in power without holding an election.
"I think he should have an election, and he could have settled this thing many times," the President said.
"This is a war that should have never happened. Ukraine, Russia should have never happened. If I were president, it never would have happened. But President Zelensky could have solved this war, or he could have could have made a deal many times."
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When asked another question about a potential upcoming meeting between US envoys and Putin, Trump again blamed Zelensky for the war, stating, "I think that Russia would like to make a deal."
"But as I said, this is something that could have been solved many times, but for whatever reason, Zelensky does not want to make a deal," he continued.
"I think it would have been smart. If he would have made a deal two years ago, he would have been a lot better off... He could have made a much better deal two years ago."
Of his recent phone call with Putin, Trump said, "President Putin would like to see a settlement strongly."
"And look, he's freeing up a lot of oil for the world, okay? That’s a good thing," he added. "And by the way, at a very low price."
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