CloseDonald Trump told Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russia’s terms or risk facing destruction in an explosive meeting in Washington DC on Friday.
President Zelensky’s visit to the Oval Office allegedly turned into a “shouting match”, with Trump “cursing all the time”, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
Trump was said to toss aside maps of the Ukrainian frontline, urging Zelensky to surrender the Donbas region to Russia, seemingly adopting points Vladimir Putin made to Trump in their call the day before, in which he demanded that Ukraine surrender key territory.
Zelensky was said to bring Trump back to endorsing a freeze of the current front lines.
Donald Trump said he expected Ukraine to make territorial concessions in any peace agreement, and indicated that under a deal authored by the White House, Russia would likely be allowed to retain territory it has occupied since 2022.
“Well, he's gonna take something. I mean, they fought and, he, uh, he has a lot a lot of property. I mean, you know…he's won certain property,” Trump told Fox anchor Maria Bartiromo on Sunday.
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Trump told Ukraine it would 'freeze' if it didn't make a deal with Russia, sources say
In a tense meeting at the Oval Office on Friday, Trump contemplated giving security guarantees to both Kyiv and Moscow, which confused the Ukrainian delegation, Reuters reported.
Trump also pushed Zelensky to cede territory to Russia and resorted to profanity several times throughout the meeting.
A source, who described the meeting as “pretty bad”, said: “The message was, 'Your country will freeze, and your country will be destroyed'" if Ukraine doesn't make a deal with Russia.”
During his nightly video address on Sunday, Zelensky said: "We will give nothing to the aggressor, and we will forget nothing.”
Harriette Boucher19 October 2025 23:28
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Zelensky calls for a "coalition of the willing" meeting as he returns home from the US empty-handed
Zelensky has called for a “coalition of the willing” meeting as he asks allies not to appease Russia upon returning home from his meeting with Trump.
“I have instructed our diplomats – and have already discussed this with many leaders – to prepare a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in the near future,” Zelensky said in a statement.
“We in Europe need common and strong positions. And we will have them.”
The “coalition of the willing” is a group made up of more than 30 nations that have signed up to help defend a peace deal in Ukraine.
Harriette Boucher19 October 2025 21:30
Putin talks are just another delaying tactic, experts say
utin’s talks move was meant to make the US transfer of such weapons less likely, said Max Bergmann, a Russia expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
“It does seem that Putin's outreach is perhaps designed to thwart the potential transfer of Tomahawks to Ukraine, so Putin is wanting to put that back in the box,” Bergmann said. “It strikes me as sort of a stalling tactic.”
Mykola Bielieskov, a senior analyst at Come Back Alive, a Ukrainian non-governmental organization that is a major procurer of military equipment for the Ukrainian armed forces, said Tomahawk missiles would level a playing field that is tipped toward Russia, but that they would not be a silver bullet.
“We don't expect Russia to crumble after one, two or three successful strikes,” Bielieskov said. “But it's about pressure, constant pressure. It's about disrupting the military-industrial complex.”
Since taking office in January, Trump has regularly threatened action against Russia, only to delay those steps after talks with Putin.
Harriette Boucher19 October 2025 20:30
Trump told Zelensky to accept Russia's terms or be 'destroyed'
Trump told Zelensky to cut a deal with Russia, warning that Putin said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not comply, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
During Zelensky’s visit to the Oval Office, Trump insisted that he relinquish the eastern Donbas region to Russia, repeating points Putin had made to Trump in their call the day before.
People familiar with the matter told the FT that Trump tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisting that Zelensky surrender the entire region to Russia.
The meeting allegedly turned into a “shouting match”, with Trump “cursing all the time”.
Zelensky managed to bring Trump back to endorsing a freeze of the current front lines.
Harriette Boucher19 October 2025 20:15
US ready to replace Russian energy supplies in Europe, says Zelensky
Zelensky has made proposals to the US around replacing Russian energy supplies, saying that there should be zero Russian energy in Europe.
“The signals from America are clear—they are ready to supply as much gas and oil as needed to replace Russian supplies,” he said.
Harriette Boucher19 October 2025 19:30
US can't give all their weapons to Ukraine, says Trump
Trump says the US can’t give all of its weapons to Ukraine after Zelensky visited the Oval Office on Friday, pushing for the supply of Tomahawk Missiles.
Speaking to Fox News, Trump said: “We can't give all of our weapons to Ukraine. We just can't do that. And I've been very good to President Zelenskyy and to Ukraine."
After his meeting with Zelensky, Trump suggested that the US may need to keep its Tomahawk missile supply for itself to avoid depleting its own stockpile.
"I have an obligation also to make sure that we're completely stocked up as a country, because you never know what's going to happen in war and peace," Trump said.
Zelensky believes the weaponry could help get Putin to the negotiating table.
Harriette Boucher19 October 2025 18:30
Trump says the US is the only country to win a war and leave
Trump falsely quipped that the US is “the only nation that goes in and wins a war and then leaves, like we did under president Bush in the Middle East.”
He made the claim in an interview with Fox anchor Maria Bartiromo, saying he expected Ukraine to make territorial concessions to Russia in any peace agreement.
“We go in, we blast the hell out of everybody, destroy the place, and then we leave,” he said.
His statements contradict earlier ones made on Friday, in which Trump falsely claimed that the US has “never had a president that solved one war.
“To the best of my knowledge, we've never had a president that solved one war, not one war,” Trump told reporters.
Harriette Boucher19 October 2025 17:30
Trump says he expects Putin to keep some Ukrainian land in latest U-turn: ‘I mean, he’s won certain property’
Donald Trump told a Fox anchor that he expected Ukraine to make territorial concessions in any peace agreement his administration could potentially orchestrate between Kyiv and Moscow to bring the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine to an end.
In an interview that aired on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, the U.S. president indicated that under the terms of a deal authored by the White House, Russia would likely be allowed to retain territory it has occupied since February of 2022.
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Trump says he expects Putin to keep some Ukrainian land in any peace deal
U.S. president indicates that he still believes Russia-Ukraine peace is on the table, but not without territorial concessionsHarriette Boucher19 October 2025 16:27
Trump says he expects Putin to keep some Ukrainian land in any peace deal
Donald Trump told a Fox anchor that he expected Ukraine to make territorial concessions in any peace agreement his administration could potentially orchestrate between Kyiv and Moscow to bring the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine to an end.
In an interview that aired on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, the U.S. president indicated that under the terms of a deal authored by the White House, Russia would likely be allowed to retain territory it has occupied since February of 2022.
On Sunday, Bartiromo asked Trump whether he’d gotten a sense from Putin during that conversation that he was “open to ending this war without taking significant property from Ukraine?”
Cutting in, Trump responded, “I did, I did.” But his answer shifted as the Fox host finished her question and asked whether Putin would return Ukrainian territory.
“Well, he's gonna take something. I mean, they fought and, he, uh, he has a lot a lot of property. I mean, you know…he's won certain property,” Trump said, before falsely quipping: “You know, we’re the only country that goes in, wins a war and then leaves.”
