The Daily Populous Thursday June 12nd, 2025 day edition
Authored by politico.eu and submitted by MothersMiIk

Referring to Trump, Zelenskyy said: “It’s all in his hands … How strong the sanctions package will be, depends on him. The speed with which decisions are made depends on him.”

Since Trump returned to the White House, he has shown little interest in pressuring Putin, but instead has squabbled with Zelenskyy, culminating in the infamous Oval Office blow-up in late February.

Asked about the incident, Zelenskyy said wryly: “I don’t think it brought us any closer.” He added: “But that was in the past. And today we must do everything we can to ensure that the next meeting in the Oval Office is successful for both countries.”

The U.S. and Ukraine have resumed “constructive” dialogue, including a one-on-one conversation between the presidents at the Vatican in April, which was “friendly,” Zelenskyy said.

With peace negotiations in Istanbul yielding few results and Russia continuing its barrage of Ukraine, Trump signaled frustration with Putin and expressed doubts about Moscow’s willingness to make peace. But after talking with Putin on the phone last week, Trump compared Ukraine and Russia to two squabbling children and claimed the deadline for imposing more sanctions on Moscow is “in his brain.”

Asked if he thinks Trump changes his mind every day depending on whom he has spoken with on the phone, Zelenskyy replied: “I don’t know.”

knotatumah on June 12nd, 2025 at 05:23 UTC »

Trump: "I love being lied to. Nothing but the best lies. Big lies. The best lies. And nobody lies like Russia. Putin is going to call me, and trust me, its going to be big league. No one will have ever lied as much in history and its going to be great!"

o_MrBombastic_o on June 12nd, 2025 at 05:13 UTC »

I think Trump is simply lying to the rest of the world the truth is he and Putin are on the same side

MothersMiIk on June 12nd, 2025 at 05:12 UTC »

> Donald Trump can end the war between Russia and Ukraine — but he needs to know where he stands with Vladimir Putin, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

> “Russia is simply lying to Trump,” Zelenskyy said in a Wednesday interview with the Axel Springer Global Reporters network, of which POLITICO is a member.

> “Most heads of state and government share my opinion, and I very much hope that America sees and understands this. That is the most important thing. How you respond to that is America’s decision.”

> The leverage to end the war lies with Trump, Zelenskyy said, because “Putin understands nothing but strength, and America has that strength.”

Lying or not, krasnov simply does not care. He’s in it for himself only