Zelenskyy dismisses Trump's claim that Russia wants peace, says he knows Putin 'much better'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected President Donald Trump's contends that Russia is serious about pursuing peace on Sunday Zelenskyy made the message during an interview on ABC News' This Week with host Martha Raddatz He argued that Putin wants the war to continue though Ukraine is still engaged in ceasefire negotiations With all due respect to President Trump I think it's just his personal opinion Zelenskyy mentioned when questioned about Trump's view of Putin Trust me we understand the Russians much better the mentality of the Russians than the Americans understand the Russians I know for sure Putin doesn't want to stop the war He went on to push back on Trump's analogy likening the Russia-Ukraine war to two children fighting in a park RUSSIA DRONE STRIKE KILLS IN UKRAINE AFTER PUTIN PROMISED RETALIATION IN TRUMP CALL We are not playing in the park with the Russians like two boys two kids Putin is not a kid So we can't compare and we cannot say okay let them fight for a while Zelenskyy stated recounting the story of a Ukrainian man who lost his wife and three children to missile strikes That's why we are not kids at the playground Putin is a murderer who came to the park to kill kids he added Trump gave the analogy during a state visit by German Chancellor Friederich Merz to the Oval Office last week GERMANY'S MERZ TO 'ADAPT' TO TRUMP DURING HIGH-STAKES MEETING ON TARIFFS DEFENSE Sometimes you see two young children fighting like crazy they hate each other and they're fighting in a park and you try and pull them apart they don't want to be pulled Trump reported Sometimes you're better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart Trump revealed he gave that analogy to Putin in his call with him last week and noted he explained the Kremlin chief maybe you're going to have to keep fighting and suffering a lot Ukraine and Russia have so far held two rounds of peace talks with scarce tangible results Fox News' Brie Stimson contributed to this statement
