President Donald Trump has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to give up on the idea of Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining NATO.
“President Zelensky of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight,” Trump said via Truth Social on Sunday night, stating there was “no getting back” Crimea and “no going into NATO by Ukraine.”
Trump, who is now focused on securing a peace deal rather than a cease-fire to end the Russia-Ukraine war (which was triggered when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 ), shared the advice ahead of his planned meeting with Zelensky and key European leaders at the White House on Monday.
Ukraine’s pursuit for NATO membership has long been documented and is a point of contention for Russia. At the annual