Zelensky responds to Trump comments: “Russia must end” war it started

https://www.axios.com/2025/08/18/trump-russia-ukraine-zelensky-european-leaders-summit

32 comments

  1. “Russia must end”…. would be the solution for so many problems.

  2. This will lead to Trump/MAGA claiming Zelensky doesn’t want peace, right?

  3. We all know trump has selective hearing. Him and Ramaswamy want more war and Russian dominance while also complaining about Chinese dominance. Hypocritical. Also, Ramaswamy is now likely to win the 2026 governor race in Ohio, which is sad that people are giving this guy actual power.

  4. MAGA is so delusional I swear, they try to find a way to meat-ride Trump

  5. Aggressor must end the war.

    Anything else is a waste of time.

  7. JD “Just Dance” Vance typically chimes in just about now.

  8. Trump recently said Russia should have Crimea because Obama gave up Crimea without a shot.

    Sort of contrasts with the idea that Biden started the war.

    🤔

  9. We are going to have another clown stand up by Trump today, arent we. He himself set it up that way, putting ultimatums before that event even started.

    Hopefully Zelensky is ready this time and won’t let him act like a clown.

  10. Zelensky is on the right side of history – Trump, not so much.

  11. Ready for another US clown show. At least Zelensky got backup this time around so he won’t get ganged up on again by these psychopathic thugs.

  12. Trump is basically saying the equivalent of a person getting sexually assaulted can end the assault immediately by… consenting to it.

    Given Trump’s past, I’m afraid that might be exactly how he sees the world.

  13. It’s very possible Russia would do that if Ukraine pushed them out militarily. I could even see Putin losing power in that scenario. Is that possible?

  14. I’m back to shaking my head and wondering how America became a cowardly snivelling Russian bitch

  15. Crazy how this is apparently a controversial take to some.

  18. Russia just has to pull back to the pre-2014 borders. It really is that simple.

  20. Suggesting that Ukraine can end the war ‘immediately’ by giving up sovereignty is like telling a person being mugged, ‘Just hand over your wallet and the violence will stop.’ That kind of thinking only reinforces the aggressor’s power, and history shows that’s not how peace works.

  21. The only solution is that today Zelensky entering the White House hugs Trump and whispers in his ear: “Donald, Budanov showed me the island tape, you know what island”. And then with a big smile in his face start the actual meeting

  23. I doubt Zelensky will back down, which gives the admin and spin networks fodder to say that he’s prolonging the war.

    I fear that this may be used as a justification for the admin to halt weapon shipments and /or overall support to Ukraine in the near future.

  24. Trump says No. Trump says Ukraine must surrender to Russia, the aggressor. Why? Because they are bigger. What a champion of the people this joker is.

  27. It’s really not that fucking hard to understand. If America was invaded by Russia or whoever and the EU kept putting pressure on us to end the war how many Americans would be okay with that? Hearing a leader from another country tell YOU to end the war that you didn’t start. Oh and btw not just end it but let the aggressor have some of our land. We wouldn’t stand for it so we shouldn’t stand for Trump acting like this. It’s that simple. People need to stop licking boots and use their brain.

  28. Trump can fuck off.

    The man is a monosynaptic drivel monger of the worst kind. An ignorant buffoon puffed up like a threatened orange toad.

    The end of his term cannot come soon enough, so we can consign the idiot to oblivion, marking his cretinous reign as a shameful chapter in democracy, and a warning to future generations.

  29. Trump will be fed up after today’s meeting with Ukraine and Europe. As they try to persuade him for an alternative ending he will just stop US involvement

    Honestly I know it’s hard to accept but Ukraine cannot fight this foreverwar. What is the reason? They won’t be able to reclaim the lost territory
    . You would need a huge army for that 3x or even more than Russian positions to storm them. That won’t happen.

    It’s fked up but there must be a peace deal and Russia needs to be held accountable for rebuilding and refinancing.
    Also they might never look into their eyes again that’s kind of truth to accept

  30. If the russia wants the war to end, it can at any time return to the pre-2014 borders and Zelenskyy would agree to a halt in a heartbeat. Ukraine isn’t the problem here.

  31. Notorious Epstein friend, and child rapist until proven otherwise by releasing the files, Donald Trump failing to understand consent to shock of none.

  32. Imagine the U.S. being invaded by China then being told it must give up the lost land and give up fighting. Being told the U.S. are at fault and the aggressor.

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