Zelensky looks to renew contact with Trump

I appreciate that he sent this letter, just got it a little while ago,

Trump continued

It's time to stop this madness,

Trump said

Alexander Lukashenkobelarusian President

Tell Trump that I expect him here with Putin and Zelensky,

Lukashenko proposed to the three leaders in a video interview with US blogger Mario Nawfal, reported by state news agency Belta on Wednesday

Alexander Lukashenkobelarusian President

We are going to sit down and calmly make an accord,

said Lukashenko,

We will continue to work with the U.S. through all available channels in a calm manner,

Shmyhal said

Suspending aid during a war to a country under attack means abandoning the country under attack and accepting or hoping that the aggressor will win,

he said during a parliamentary debate

Yes, it is betrayal, let's call it like it is,

said lawyer Olena Bilova, 47, in Kyiv

We do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and independence,

Zelenskyy wrote

There is no signing planned,

Later on Tuesday, however, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News ... according to a post on X by a Fox reporter

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

I am not signing something that 10 generations of Ukrainians will have to repay,

Mr Zelensky had said

Donald Trumppresident

[M ... Mr Zelensky] can come back when he is ready for peace,

Mr Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social

Donald Trumppresident

We're telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earths,

Mr Trump said

‘My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts’,

Trump quoted Zelenskyy as writing

There was pressure on him [Zelenskyy] to do a deal. And he is willing to accept what Donald Trump is ready to offer at this point, which includes access to rare earth minerals in his country, in exchange for some level of American support,

he added

Steve Bannonformer Trump advisor

Zelenskyy is untrustworthy. He's a crook and a punk. And he showed what a punk he was in the Oval Office the other day,

Bannon said

Six weeks ago, I stood beneath the dome of this Capitol and proclaimed the dawn of the Golden Age of America,

the president said

Millions of Ukrainians and Russians have been needlessly killed or wounded in this horrific and brutal conflict, with no end in sight,

Trump said

Earlier today, I received an important letter from president Zelensky of Ukraine. The letter reads, 'Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians,' he said,

Mr Trump said

Alexander Lukashenkobelarusian President

I am ready to stand next to him and do everything that is necessary to end the war and improve people's lives,

Mr Lukashenko said

I feel betrayed, but this feeling is not really deep for some reason. I was expecting something like that from Trump's side,

said a Ukrainian soldier fighting in Russia's Kursk region