Ukraine’s Zelensky can end war ‘almost immediately,’ Trump says

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) shaking hands with US President Donald Trump on the sideline of the NATO summit in June.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) shaking hands with US President Donald Trump on the sideline of the NATO summit in June.

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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Aug 17 urged Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky to come to a negotiated settlement in the three-and-a-half-year-old conflict with Russia.

“President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight,” Mr Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

“No getting back Obama given Crimea...and NO GOING INTO NATO BY UKRAINE. Some things never change!!!” REUTERS

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