Trump defends not imposing new restrictions on Russia and blames Zelensky
US President Donald Trump has said on social media that he does not want to drive Russia away from peace talks, so he is not imposing new restrictions. He accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of prolonging the war.
US President Donald Trump has defended his decision not to impose new restrictions on Russia, in his latest post on the social platform Truth Social. He says he does not want to push Moscow away from peace talks over the war in Ukraine. The stance matters because US policy affects both the pressure on Russia and the course of negotiations to end the war.
At the same time, Trump accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of continuing the war. In the post he also criticised Ukraine for attacks on Russian oil refineries.
The source gives no further details on which restrictions were discussed or how Ukraine and Russia responded to Trump's remarks.
