Trump Criticizes Russia’s Putin for Disqualifying Zelensky as ‘Illegitimate’ – Also Says Ukrainian Leader ‘Will Have Big Problems’ if He Backs Out of Mineral Deal
At times, it appears that US President Donald J. Trump is single-handedly holding the peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine by the sheer strength of his will.
After all, the Russians, while meaningfully engaged in the greater détente with the US, and a reset of diplomatic relations between the two nuclear superpowers, are really not in a hurry to end a war that they are winning.
Besides that, the Russians have a slew of demands that they have been presenting to the outside world for years now – including not accepting deals with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky since his mandate expired and he rules via martial law.
On the other hand, the Ukrainians are deeply ambiguous about the whole peace process, constantly backtracking and reneguing previous deals, hopeful (delusional?) that the Europeans will step in forcefully.
The Euro-Globalists are clearly rooting against peace, cheered on by the deeply dishonest USAID-media.
It’s just Trump and his team pushing peace non-stop.
It was widely reported on Sunday (30) that Trump was ‘pissed’ at Russian President Vladimir Putin for having stated that no deal could be signed with ‘illegitimate’ Zelensky, and calling for a temporary United Nations rule in Kiev.
Later, speaking to the press in the Presidential plane Air Force One, Trump was more positive – but alerting secondary tariffs on Moscow are on the table.
TRUMP ‘WASN’T HAPPY’ THAT PUTIN CONSIDERS ZELENSKY ‘NOT CREDIBLE’
“I think he’s going to BE GOOD. And I certainly wouldn’t want to put secondary tariffs on Russia. But if they were put on, it would not be very good for them,” US President Donald Trump claimed.
Zelensky… pic.twitter.com/jbyXpzKbIe
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) March 31, 2025
Trump also discussed the fact that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ‘wants to back out of a critical minerals deal’.
He had a stern warning for the Kiev regime leader:
“He’s trying to back out of the rare earth deal and if he does that, he’s got some problems – big, big problems”, Trump told reporters. “He wants to be a member of NATO, but he’s never going to be a member of NATO. He understands that”.
JUST IN: US President Trump issues warning to Ukrainian President Zelensky.
“I see he’s trying to back out of the rare earth deal and if he does that, he’s got some problems, big, big problems.” pic.twitter.com/L3iyn3bYMF
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) March 31, 2025
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