US President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with the Ukraine-Russia peace talks, calling for more meaningful meetings. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the US is only willing to send a representative to meet with European and Ukrainian officials if the meeting appears "worthy" of their time.
Trump's frustration stems from the prolonged negotiations, which have seen over 30 hours dedicated to discussions in recent weeks alone. He has expressed extreme dissatisfaction with both Ukraine and Russia, insisting that he wants this war to come to an end.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is under immense pressure from Trump to sign up for the US peace plan. However, Zelenskyy remains skeptical of the proposal, particularly regarding the creation of a "free economic zone" in the Donbas region. The Ukrainian negotiating team has sent their revised plan to Washington, with questions over territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remaining major sticking points.
The US is pushing for Ukraine to withdraw its troops from the Donbas region and establish a free economic zone in areas currently under Kyiv's control. In contrast, Russia had previously suggested that Kyiv hand over parts of Donbas to Moscow. A compromise has been proposed, with Ukrainian troops withdrawing but Russian troops not advancing into the territory.
Meanwhile, Trump's plans to vet visitors' social media, phone and email histories for visa applicants from dozens of countries have sparked criticism from free speech advocates. They argue that this is a clear example of censorship and shredding civil liberties.
Trump's frustration stems from the prolonged negotiations, which have seen over 30 hours dedicated to discussions in recent weeks alone. He has expressed extreme dissatisfaction with both Ukraine and Russia, insisting that he wants this war to come to an end.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is under immense pressure from Trump to sign up for the US peace plan. However, Zelenskyy remains skeptical of the proposal, particularly regarding the creation of a "free economic zone" in the Donbas region. The Ukrainian negotiating team has sent their revised plan to Washington, with questions over territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remaining major sticking points.
The US is pushing for Ukraine to withdraw its troops from the Donbas region and establish a free economic zone in areas currently under Kyiv's control. In contrast, Russia had previously suggested that Kyiv hand over parts of Donbas to Moscow. A compromise has been proposed, with Ukrainian troops withdrawing but Russian troops not advancing into the territory.
Meanwhile, Trump's plans to vet visitors' social media, phone and email histories for visa applicants from dozens of countries have sparked criticism from free speech advocates. They argue that this is a clear example of censorship and shredding civil liberties.
[1] 30 hours of negotiations and still no deal? that's just ridiculous, cant he just chill and talk to zelenskyy for once? 
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He wants it all done ASAP, but Zelenskyy's not having it 
. Donbas is still a major sticking point... just when will we get some progress? 
Meanwhile, Trump's new visa vetting policy? More like "we're watching you" 
It's all about the pressure, fam. Ukraine is tryin to play it cool, but Zelenskyy is gettin a serious chill from Trump's "peace plan". Like, has anyone even read the thing? 
. Meanwhile, Trump is all like, "Russia, back off, bruh". 
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... like, what's the deal with the free economic zone in donbas tho? 
if russia is already saying kyiv should hand over parts of donbas to moscow, why would ukraine wanna go along with that? 
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. It'll be interesting to see how this issue unfolds in the coming weeks and months 
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gotta wonder what's next, are we gonna track our thoughts too? 
he needs to chill out and let the diplomats do their thing. all this drama is just prolonging the whole situation... meanwhile, whats up with his new social media vetting plan? like, what's next? monitoring our online activity 24/7? that just sounds super creepy... free speech advocates have every right to be worried about this one 
and btw, trump's plan to vet people's online history? ugh no way!! free speech advocates r right on this one 
censorship is never the answer, no matter how well-intentioned it seems 
. Free speech advocates are totally right to be mad about that one. Can't we just focus on actual issues instead of nitpicking over a few hours of meetings 
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