US President Donald Trump has blamed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion. This is coming as French President Emmanuel Macron prepares for another round of talks with EU and non-European partners on Wednesday.
The Ukrainian leader’s comments, which criticised the US-Russia talks for excluding Kyiv, appeared to incense Trump, who launched a series of verbal attacks on Zelensky.
Trump also suggested he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before the end of the month in Saudi Arabia as he overhauls Washington’s stance towards Moscow, a shift that has alarmed European leaders.
Recall Russia and the United States earlier on Tuesday had agreed to establish teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine after talks that drew a strong rebuke from Kyiv, with Zelensky postponing his own trip to Saudi Arabia.