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Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Zelensky regrets clash with Trump, calls for truce in Ukraine: ‘Time to make things right’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his clash with US President Donald Trump last week was “regrettable,” that he is ready to work under Trump’s leadership to bring lasting peace, and that it is “time to make things right.”
“Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be. It is regrettable that it happened this way. It is time to make things right. We would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive,” the Ukrainian leader posts on X.
In his first public comments since Trump halted US military aid to Ukraine, Zelensky calls for a “truce” in the sea and sky and thanks Washington for its support against the Russian invasion.
I would like to reiterate Ukraine’s commitment to peace.
None of us wants an endless war. Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 4, 2025
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