US President Donald Trump seemed to have backtracked from his claim that Volodymyr Zelenskyy started the war, saying that he does not hold the Ukrainian president “responsible” for Russia’s invasion of his country, adding that a mineral deal is coming “soon”.
“I don’t hold Zelensky responsible but I’m not exactly thrilled with the fact that that war started,” Trump said at the White House alongside visiting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
“I’m not blaming him, but what I am saying is that I wouldn’t say he’s done the greatest job, OK? I am not a big fan,” he added.
Trump has been repeatedly blaming Zelenskyy for starting the war and has accused the Ukrainian president of responsibility for “millions” of deaths. Zelenskyy, on the other hand, has invited the US president to visit Ukraine and witness the destruction caused by the war for himself.
‘Minerals deal soon’
Potus added Thursday that a deal with Ukraine on extracting the war-wracked country’s strategic minerals could be reached next week.
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