Trump says Starmer and Macron ‘haven’t done anything’ to end Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump said French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer “did nothing” to end the war in Ukraine, before their visits to the White House next week.

Trump also said that Ukraine President Volodimir Zelinski had no “cards” in peace negotiations, adding: “I don’t think it is very important to be in meetings.”

Since Russia has been widely invaded to Ukraine in 2022, the United Kingdom, France and other KYIV allies have been provided with weapons and other aid.

On Monday, European leaders held a summit of crises in Paris in Ukraine – a day before the United States talks in Russia in Saudi Arabia, and in fears that Ukraine and Europe would be excluded from peace negotiations.

Despite his criticism of Makkon and Sir Kiir, Trump praised his interview with Fox News, European leaders. He said he considered Macron a “friend”, and called on the British Prime Minister to be “a very nice man.”

Macron is expected to visit Washington on Monday, while Sir Kiir will be there on Thursday.

Earlier this week, the British Prime Minister said it was “Ready and ready” to put the UK forces on the ground In Ukraine to help ensure its security as part of a peace deal.

BBC contacted the Prime Minister’s Office for comment.

While European leaders excluded negotiation with Russia, they met regularly to discuss the war in Ukraine.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union, along with countries including Australia, Canada and Japan, have imposed more than 20,000 sanctions on Russia.

Many European countries have also signed agreements to support and provide aid to Ukraine.

In January, Sir Kiir signed a “teacher” agreement, Zelinski tells: “We are not only today, for this year or this year – but for 100 years – long after this terrible war and Ukraine are free and prosperous once Other. “

Cape Keel, Trump’s Ukraine envoy, said he had “wide and positive” discussions with Zelinski during their meeting in Kiev on Thursday.

Kilog Zelinski praised as a “brave leader” – just days after Trump referred to him as “a dictator”.

In recent days, Zelensky has made phone calls with various global leaders, who have been committed to ensuring Ukraine’s participation in peace talks.

In an interview with Fox on Friday, Trump said that Russia and Ukraine do not want to start peace talks without his personal involvement.

He also continued to criticize Zelinski, saying: “I have been watching this man for years until now with the demolition of his cities, killing his people, as his soldiers are exposed to eliminating.

“I was watching him negotiating without cards. He has no cards, tired of it. I was tired of it, and I got it.”

After criticizing Zelensky during the past week – by using the conversation points that analysts say it looks as if it was arising in Moscow from Washington, DC – Trump has offered that he “of course” will receive a phone call from the President of Ukraine.

He insisted several times that Zelensky is responsible for its failure to prevent war, saying that Russia could have had “talked” about the invasion of Ukraine.

In response to a question about Ukraine’s absence in peace talks in Saudi Arabia this week, Trump said that Russia “found it impossible to make a deal with Zelinski.”

He said he believed that Russia had sincerely wanted an agreement to end the war, but President Vladimir Putin “should not make a deal.”

US Vice President JD Vance later returned to critics who said that Trump’s position on Russia had reached “recovery”.

He said in a post on X.

Meanwhile, Kiev and Washington seemed close to signing a deal that would give the United States’ rights to Ukraine deposits for rare ground minerals.

Trump designed this as a way to Ukraine to pay the United States for its former military support. On Friday, the correspondents told the United States and Ukraine was “very close” to sign the deal, adding that the United States “will restore our money.”

In a late video title on Friday, Zelensky said that the Ukrainian and American teams are working on a draft agreement, which “can add value to our relationships.” But he stressed that “what matters most is to get the details correctly.”

The Ukrainian president had rejected the first American proposal that was presented several days ago, saying that he “could not sell our country.”

White House Security Adviser Mike Waltz said on Friday that Zelinski “will sign this deal.”