“He complained about not getting the Nobel Prize and hardly listened”: a diplomat spoke about Trump at the meeting with Zelensky

During his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly complained that he had not received the Nobel Peace Prize and paid little attention to what Zelensky was saying.

This was reported by The Washington Post, citing a “European diplomat informed about the course of the negotiations.”

The diplomat described the meeting as “a mess” and said that Trump “kept complaining that he hadn’t received the Nobel Peace Prize” and largely ignored Zelensky’s remarks.

Another official noted that it remains unclear what exactly influenced Trump, given that for several weeks he had been expressing disappointment with Vladimir Putin.

According to the newspaper’s sources, while discussing possible ways to end the war, Trump said that “Russia only wants Donbas, and that’s a good deal. Putin wants to end the war, and it can be done quickly.”

As a reminder, at the White House meeting Trump urged Zelensky to accept the Kremlin’s terms for ending the war, warning that Putin had expressed his intent to “destroy” Ukraine if it refused.