President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on Monday.
\n\nUS President Donald Trump on Monday said Ukraine should find someone other than Volodymyr Zelenskyy to negotiate an end to its war with Russia, while defending Moscow's actions in the four-year conflict.
\n\n"I think it's time for somebody else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine," Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, before leaving for a campaign trip to Kansas.
\n\nHe said the war should have ended much earlier if the Ukrainian president had followed his advice. "Zelenskyy is a man that should have had this war settled a long time ago," Trump said, adding that Ukraine was "losing their male population".
\n\n"If he would have listened to me, and you remember the Oval Office, he would have had to settle a long time ago," he added, referring to his contentious meeting with Zelenskyy in February 2025.
\n\nDuring that encounter, Trump and Vice-President JD Vance clashed with the Ukrainian leader over US military assistance and whether Kyiv had shown sufficient gratitude for Washington's support.
\n\nTrump told Zelenskyy at the time that he was not winning the war and was in a stronger position because of American…
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