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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Jan 15, 2026, 08:21 PM Thursday

Kremlin says Trump is right about Zelenskiy holding up a peace deal in Ukraine

MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump that it was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, not Russia, ​who was holding up a potential peace deal to end the war in ‌Ukraine.

Trump's assessment in an interview with Reuters contrasted to that of European allies, who have consistently argued that Moscow ‌has little interest in ending the fighting and wants to take as much territory as it can while seeking to stave off further Western sanctions.

"I think he's ready to make a deal," Trump said of Putin when speaking to Reuters in the Oval Office on Wednesday. "I think Ukraine ⁠is less ready to make ‌a deal."
little interest in ending the fighting and wants to take as much territory as it can while seeking to stave off further Western sanctions.

Asked why U.S.-led negotiations had not yet resolved Europe's largest land conflict since World War Two, Trump responded: "Zelenskiy."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/kremlin-says-trump-zelenskiy-holding-103130657.html

Which tells me Zelensky is doing the right thing.

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Kremlin says Trump is right about Zelenskiy holding up a peace deal in Ukraine (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday OP
I don't believe the Kremlin any more than I believe trump and friends vapor2 Thursday #1
I'm sure Putin is ready to "make a deal." The longer Phoenix61 Thursday #2
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