Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Zelenskiy to Accept Peace Deal (3)

President Donald Trump ratcheted up pressure on Volodymyr Zelenskiy to accept a peace deal that critics fear will favor Moscow, accusing the Ukrainian president of prolonging the war that’s now in its fourth year.

“I think we have a deal with Russia. We have to get a deal with Zelenskiy. I hope that Zelenskiy — I thought it might be easier to deal with Zelenskiy. So far, it’s been harder,” Trump said Wednesday in the Oval Office.

The comments came hours after the American president posted a broadside against Zelenskiy on his social media platform, and as Ukraine and its ...