{"id":589464,"date":"2025-11-23T21:10:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/589464\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T21:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:10:30","slug":"trump-blasts-ukraine-for-zero-gratitude-as-germany-says-deal-to-end-war-unlikely-to-be-reached-by-thursday-deadline-as-it-happened-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/589464\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened | Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says Ukraine&#8217;s &#8216;leadership&#8217; has expressed &#8216;zero gratitude&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> said the Ukrainian \u201cleadership\u201d has \u201cexpressed zero gratitude\u201d for US efforts to bring an end to Russia\u2019s war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p>I inherited a war that should never have happened, a war that is a loser for everyone, especially the millions of people that have so needlessly died.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine \u201cleadership\u201d has expressed zero gratitude for our efforts, and Europe continues to buy oil from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The USA continues to sell massive $amounts of weapons to Nato, for distribution to Ukraine (crooked Joe gave everything, free, free, free, including \u201cbig\u201d money!). God bless all the lives that have been lost in the human catastrophe!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump repeated his claim that the war would never have happened if he was president in 2022, instead of <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong>, whom he accuses of being a weak leader.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69231b108f080754102d1e3d#block-69231b108f080754102d1e3d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a009.47 EST<\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n<p>Closing summary<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">US President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> accused Ukraine\u2019s leadership of having \u201czero gratitude\u201d for US efforts to end the war as talks were underway in Geneva between delegations from the US, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>, and some of its European allies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">His comments came as Ukrainian President <strong>Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> said there was now an understanding that the 28-point US-proposed plan could take into account Ukraine\u2019s national interests (revisions are expected to be made to the provisions after negotiations).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The plan, details of which have been leaked, has widely been seen to favour Russia as it endorses some of Moscow\u2019s key maximalist positions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">There is particular concern in European capitals about provisions that Ukraine agree to not join Nato and also limit the size of its armed forces.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Poland\u2019s prime minister, <strong>Donald Tusk<\/strong>, asked where Trump\u2019s \u201cpeace plan\u201d came from, after reports suggested an apparent admission by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, that the text was originally drafted by Moscow.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">German Chancellor <strong>Friedrich Merz<\/strong> said he is \u201csceptical\u201d the deal can be reached by Trump\u2019s Thursday deadline, which may be extended after the US president said it was not his \u201cfinal offer\u201d. Merz rejected the provision in the plan that says Russia would rejoin the G8.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The European Commission president, <strong>Ursula von der Leyen<\/strong>, said Ukraine\u2019s borders could not be changed by force. A limit on the country\u2019s armed forces would leave it \u201cvulnerable to future attack\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Turkey\u2019s president, <strong>Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan<\/strong>, said he would have a phone call with <strong>Vladimir Putin<\/strong> on Monday to discuss efforts to bring about an end to the war and said he will ask the Russian president to restart a deal for the safe passage of grains via the Black Sea.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Russian defence ministry said this morning that Russian troops captured three villages across two regions of Ukraine: the villages of <strong>Tykhe<\/strong> and <strong>Odradne<\/strong> in the <strong>Dnipropetrovsk<\/strong> region and <strong>Petrivske<\/strong> in the <strong>Donetsk<\/strong> region.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Thanks for following along today. We are now closing this blog. You can read a wrap-up of today\u2019s events <a href=\"http:\/\/theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/nov\/23\/trump-ukraine-zero-gratitude-peace-plan-international-talks\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in this story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-692326978f08943ed37a4565#block-692326978f08943ed37a4565\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.52 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Shortly after Donald Trump accused Ukraine\u2019s leadership of apparently not showing enough gratitude, former Ukrainian defence minister and national security council secretary <strong>Rustem Umerov<\/strong> said he expects his country\u2019s delegation in Geneva to make progress today on the deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Umerov, who is among the representatives from Ukraine in Switzerland for talks today, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rustem_umerov\/status\/1992603393307927044\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">wrote on X<\/a> this afternoon:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p>Our current proposals while still not finalized include many Ukrainian priorities. <\/p>\n<p>We appreciate our American partners working closely with us to understand our concerns to reach this critical point and we expect to make more progress today.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6923222d8f08a77eddc22fdc#block-6923222d8f08a77eddc22fdc\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.21 EST<\/p>\n<p>Trump says Ukraine&#8217;s &#8216;leadership&#8217; has expressed &#8216;zero gratitude&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> said the Ukrainian \u201cleadership\u201d has \u201cexpressed zero gratitude\u201d for US efforts to bring an end to Russia\u2019s war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p>I inherited a war that should never have happened, a war that is a loser for everyone, especially the millions of people that have so needlessly died.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine \u201cleadership\u201d has expressed zero gratitude for our efforts, and Europe continues to buy oil from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The USA continues to sell massive $amounts of weapons to Nato, for distribution to Ukraine (crooked Joe gave everything, free, free, free, including \u201cbig\u201d money!). God bless all the lives that have been lost in the human catastrophe!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump repeated his claim that the war would never have happened if he was president in 2022, instead of <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong>, whom he accuses of being a weak leader.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69231b108f080754102d1e3d#block-69231b108f080754102d1e3d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a009.47 EST<\/p>\n<p>US plan may now take into account Ukraine&#8217;s interests, Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1992592941840277871\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">In a new post on X<\/a>, <strong>Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> said there is now an understanding that the US plan to end the war could take into account Ukraine\u2019s national interests, after the proposals were criticised as being too favourable to Moscow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Ukrainian president wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p>There is an understanding that the American proposals may include a number of elements based on Ukrainian perspectives and critical for Ukrainian national interests. <\/p>\n<p>Further work is ongoing to make all elements truly effective in achieving the main goal anticipated by our people: to finally put an end to the bloodshed and war.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69231a018f080754102d1e38#block-69231a018f080754102d1e38\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Germany &#8216;sceptical&#8217; a deal to end war in Ukraine can be reached by Thursday<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">German Chancellor <strong>Friedrich Merz<\/strong> has said he is \u201csceptical\u201d a deal on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> can be reached by Donald Trump\u2019s Thursday deadline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI remain, I don\u2019t want to say pessimistic, but I am not yet convinced that the solutions desired by President Trump will be achieved in the course of the next few days,\u201d Merz said at the G20 summit in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s plan is to reach a conclusion on Thursday, but we are still a long way from that&#8230; I am sceptical as to whether such an outcome is possible given the current differences,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is \u201csceptical\u201d a deal on Ukraine can be reached by Thursday. Photograph: Emmanuel Croset\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Merz said it was important to establish \u201cwhat security guarantees can be given to really secure a possible agreement with Russia\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He also rejected the provision in the 28-point plan that says Russia would rejoin the G8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">As a reminder, under the proposed deal, which European allies are seeking some changes over, Russia would be \u201creintegrated into the global economy\u201d after nearly four years of tough sanctions and be allowed back into the G8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump rowed back on his Thursday deadline over the weekend, saying the draft plan is not his \u201cfinal offer\u201d for Kyiv after<strong> <\/strong>concerns over border changes and limits on Ukraine\u2019s armed forces were raised by the country\u2019s allies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69230f5f8f08a77eddc22f52#block-69230f5f8f08a77eddc22f52\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump\u2019s former \u2018drone guy\u2019 Dan Driscoll is the unlikely point man for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> peace deal, writes <strong>Robert Tait<\/strong> in Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69230fc58f08943ed37a44b3#block-69230fc58f08943ed37a44b3\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy<\/strong> spoke with <strong>Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney<\/strong> on Sunday and told him that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> was focused on working \u201cas constructively as possible\u201d on the steps proposed by the United States to end war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe are working to ensure that the path toward ending the war is real and that the principled elements are put into action,\u201d Zelenskiy said on X, explaining the Ukrainian position on talks in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69230dcf8f08943ed37a44a6#block-69230dcf8f08943ed37a44a6\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a009.10 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz<\/strong> said on Sunday that he is not convinced that a solution agreeable to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> based on the United States\u2019 28-point plan will be found by the deadline set by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cToday is Sunday. President Trump\u2019s plan is to reach an agreement on Thursday. We are still very far from that. That doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s completely impossible to reach&#8230; But I\u2019m sceptical whether such an outcome is possible given the current differences,\u201d said Merz on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">While Trump has given Ukraine until Thursday to agree to the 28-point plan, he has said that it doesn\u2019t represent a \u201cfinal offer\u201d, and deadlines could be extended if things were \u201cgoing well\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-692308388f08a77eddc22f14#block-692308388f08a77eddc22f14\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Ukraine&#8217;s borders cannot be changed by force, European Commission president says<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">European Commission President <strong>Ursula von der Leyen<\/strong> has said in a fresh statement that Ukraine\u2019s borders cannot be changed by force and that there should be no cap on the country\u2019s armed forces that would leave it \u201cvulnerable to future attack\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cAny credible and sustainable peace plan should first and foremost stop the killing and end the war, while not sowing the seeds for a future conflict,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cUkraine must have the freedom and sovereign right to choose its own destiny. They have chosen a European destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The plan should also involve the country\u2019s reconstruction, integration into the EU\u2019s single market and eventually full membership in the bloc, von der Leyen said, adding that the \u201ccentrality\u201d of the EU\u2019s role must be \u201cfully reflected\u201d in any plan for Ukraine, amid fears that Europe has been largely sidelined from the process so far.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ukraine's borders cannot be changed by force, says Ursula von der Leyen \u2013 video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7894.jpg\" height=\"259\" width=\"460\" class=\"dcr-1qi2at0\"\/>Ukraine&#8217;s borders cannot be changed by force, says Ursula von der Leyen \u2013 video<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-692303cc8f080754102d1d9f#block-692303cc8f080754102d1d9f\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a010.35 EST<\/p>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan says he will speak to Putin on the phone on Monday<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Turkey\u2019s president, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/recep-tayyip-erdogan\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan<\/a>, said he would have a phone call with <strong>Vladimir Putin<\/strong> on Monday to discuss efforts to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, the Turkish leader, who has positioned himself as a mediator in the war, added that he would also ask the Russian president to restart a deal for the safe passage of grains via the <strong>Black Sea<\/strong>, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cSo many people have died; I will discuss with (Putin) what steps we can take to stop these deaths. After these discussions, I believe I will have the opportunity to discuss the outcome with our European partners, Mr. Trump, and other friends,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan delivers a speech during a press conference after the G20 summit in Johannesburg. Photograph: Anadolu\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Black Sea grain initiative was negotiated in July 2022 between Turkey, the UN and Russia as a way of ensuring that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> could ensure that its grain could leave its southern ports via the Bosphorus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The deal was designed to alleviate a food crisis sparked by a Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports that had frozen millions of tonnes of grain exports around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Moscow pulled out of the deal in 2023 over what it said was the west\u2019s failure to keep its side of the bargain covering Russian food and fertiliser exports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6922ff1d8f08a77eddc22ecc#block-6922ff1d8f08a77eddc22ecc\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a009.10 EST<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In an updated death toll, Ukrainian officials said 34 people (not 33) were killed in last week\u2019s Russian attack on the western city of <strong>Ternopil<\/strong>, the deadliest Russian missile strike on civilians so far this year (see post at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?page=with%3Ablock-6922d9cd8f08943ed37a4332#block-6922d9cd8f08943ed37a4332\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10.12<\/a> for more details).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6922fe858f08a77eddc22ec7#block-6922fe858f08a77eddc22ec7\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Zelenskyy hopes for a &#8216;positive result&#8217; from Geneva talks to help &#8216;stop the bloodshed&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">We can bring you a fresh statement from Ukrainian President <strong>Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong>. In a post to Telegram, he said, in reference to the Geneva talks, that it was good that \u201cdiplomacy has been activated\u201d and said he hopes for \u201cconstructive\u201d dialogue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Ukrainian leader added:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p>The Ukrainian and American teams, the teams of our European partners, are in close contact, and I really hope that there will be a result.<\/p>\n<p>We need to stop the bloodshed and ensure that the war is not ignited again. I look forward to the results of today\u2019s talks, and I hope that all participants will be constructive. We need a positive result for all of us.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump blasts Ukraine for \u2018zero gratitude\u2019 as Germany says deal to end war unlikely to be reached by Thursday deadline \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2025\/nov\/23\/ukrainian-us-emergency-talks-plan-war-russia-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6922f7888f08943ed37a4402#block-6922f7888f08943ed37a4402\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a007.05 EST<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trump says Ukraine&#8217;s &#8216;leadership&#8217; has expressed &#8216;zero gratitude&#8217; In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":589465,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[2000,299,1824],"class_list":{"0":"post-589464","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-germany"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115601070532162088","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}