Trump and Zelenskyy in Heated Exchange Over Ukraine War Responsibility

10/19/2026

Ukraine's leader rejects Trump's accusations, says Putin is refusing peace, not him, and the U.S. military is delaying "vital supplies."

10/19/2026

Earlier, Donald Trump said that he was in the process of negotiating peace between Russia and Ukraine and making "great progress," but claimed Zelenskyy "doesn't want to end this war"

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Relations worsened after Trump said he would import Russian fuel and dropped planned sanctions on Moscow

10/19/2026

Trump said he had decided to hold back fresh sanctions to avoid jeopardising negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said he didn’t want to believe that Washington wanted an end to the war at Ukraine’s expense. "But that’s how it looks," he added.

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His remarks came after Trump signed an executive order late on Friday to waive sweeping new Russia-related sanctions and lift sanctions on Russian diesel.

10/18/2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with top US envoys Sunday to try to ease tensions, as Donald Trump accused his counterpart of not wanting to end the war with Russia. Zelensky spoke to...

10/18/2026

The US president defended his decision to ease sanctions, blaming Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries for rising energy prices Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky does not want to end the...

10/19/2026

The US president has defended holding back sanctions on Russia to preserve negotiations, while Moscow says it values Washington’s mediation efforts Negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict are...

10/19/2026

Trump said negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war were advancing, while accusing Volodymyr Zelenskyy of missing a better deal two years ago and criticising Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries

10/19/2026

Trump also accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of prolonging the Russia-Ukraine war, now in its fifth year, because of the military aid he has gotten from European allies

10/18/2026

The increasingly personal dispute complicates President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker an end to the war.

10/18/2026

DONALD Trump has lashed out at Volodymyr Zelensky again saying he "doesn't care" about ending the war in Ukraine. The US president accused of Ukraine being in "shambles" as he said Washington is...

10/18/2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued President Donald Trump a fierce rebuke Sunday after striking a Russian oil terminal just days after the U.S. president demanded a halt to attacks on...