Trump pressures Zelenskyy to accept pro-Russian deal

In the clearest sign yet that the White House could soon abandon support for Ukraine, President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a U.S.-brokered peace proposal that includes recognition of Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, among other sacrifices—but little to no concessions for Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Zelenskyy could have had peace long ago by giving up Crimea,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. &