Trump softens tone on Zelenskyy but repeats threat to take over Greenland
Source: The Guardian
Trump softens tone on Zelenskyy but repeats threat to take over Greenland
President praises letter from Ukraine’s leader backing peace talks and says US will get Greenland ‘one way or another’
Andrew Roth in Washington
Wed 5 Mar 2025 06.43 GMT
Last modified on Wed 5 Mar 2025 11.25 GMT
Donald Trump has said he appreciated Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s willingness to sign a minerals deal with the United States and come to the negotiating table to bring a lasting peace in Ukraine closer.
“Earlier today, I received an important letter from President Zelenskyy of Ukraine,” the US president said in a speech to Congress after last week’s disastrous meeting at the White House. Quoting from the letter, Trump said Zelenskyy told him that “Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians.”
“My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts,” Trump quoted Zelenskyy as writing. “We do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and independence.”
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In the same speech Trump said that he would take control of Greenland “one way or another”, adding that the US was ready to accept the people of the Danish territory, during a speech that escalated the rhetoric surrounding his territorial ambitions in the western hemisphere.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/trump-praises-letter-from-ukraines-zelenskyy-backing-talks-to-bring-lasting-peace-closer
Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-praises-letter-ukraine-zelenskyy-064359368.html