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Trump lashes out at Zelensky for refusing to formally cede Crimea to Russia

By AFP 23 April 2025, 7:38 pm 6 Edit
US President Donald Trump, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clash in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP)
US President Donald Trump, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clash in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP)

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump says a deal on halting the Ukraine war is “very close,” but slams Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over his refusal to formally cede Crimea to Russia.

“It’s inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy’s that makes it so difficult to settle this War,” Trump says in a post on Truth Social, adding that “We are very close to a Deal.”

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