Washington, DC — Just hours before a high-stakes White House summit, President Donald Trump publicly urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to give up Ukraine’s bid for NATO membership and its claim to Crimea, saying such concessions would “almost immediately” bring an end to the war with Russia.

In a late-night post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump argued that Ukraine’s continued effort to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its refusal to cede Crimea—annexed by Russia in 2014—remain key obstacles to peace. The message came ahead of Zelenskyy’s scheduled meeting Monday afternoon with Trump, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and European leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

“President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can end the w

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