Trump Downplays Tensions With Zelenskiy as He Vows to End War

Former President Donald #Trump and #Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelenskiy met Friday to discuss plans to resolve the ongoing war between #Russia and #Ukraine in New York.

The meeting capped a tense week between the Ukrainian leader and Trump, which saw the pair trading barbs in the press and the Republican presidential candidate question #US aid for Kyiv’s fight to repel Russian President Vladimir #Putin invasion.

But standing together in a conference room in Trump Tower, the former president offered praise for Zelenskiy while insisting he wanted to help resolve the conflict.

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[diegosuarez]

Zenlenski doesn't look very happy. I wouldn't trust trump either.

[Thumper]

Zelensky is mad cause the money train could end.

[SamLozano]

He meets to try to end the war and they come up with bs headlines

[gqpciyk]

he can’t even say he also have good relationship with Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy has to say it, pray trump did not win this election he will worse the situation, he said it before that he will remove America from nato, and allow Putin to deal with eu.

[Dumka]

Let Ukraine pay their own war. This is not our fight.

[pathathaway]

Yeah we know donnie just surrender to putin like you did the taliban.
Why do you have to win to do anything?

[anilmallawarachchi]

Trump is with the best salesman in the world 😂

[marnavanloo]

Zelenskyy is a hero, he asks for help even though it hurts his pride, to protect his country & people. Trump has been actively selling out democracy.

[ushaka]

...nobody's ever seen anything like this? No one...anywhere...any time...really? No one trump? Not all the countries that have ever been invaded? Just all new for everyone huh? Wow...someone slept through history class

[RichardSteeper]

How can the orange 🍊 Whitney Houston suggest that the USA has recently been through hell if you are keeping up with the Ukrainian, Russian tango? 🤔

[karenreaves]

That is what Zelensky was wearing when they took Holographic Images of him, he stays in a mansion here in Florida.

[Veteran_USA]

Let’s go 47! Ask Zelensky why he’s interfering with the election process visiting an arms factory in Pennsylvania and zero republicans in attendance???

[potentetravels]

Shout out to Zelenskiy, this guy walks around like like a Ukranian super wherever he is. No fancy stuff, all business

[mysterbullbox]

Either Ukraine will continue to exist, or either it will be gone with trump

[juliafahri]

"Ok mr president show me the money!"

[Allan-qxgy]

No class in zelenskyj, both in language and appearance

[RichardMadrigal-gp]

Trump really losing Trump think if he keeps say we're leading but in reality even Trump knows that he is losing

[samkeller]

What does he mean by I hope we have more good relations w White House … more free “war” money

[SamLozano]

Downplay what? I want to see harris meet with zelensky wait no she wont.

[CemTopkaya-fynh]

Sounds good to me, and hopefully, he can stop israel as well ❤