Trump: Ukraine showed great disrespect to Russia at their first meeting

US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine showed great disrespect to Russia during their first meeting.

He said this in an interview with journalist Ross Douthat, the publication reports.

This was how the White House chief responded to a question about whether the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, can be understood given that Russia invaded his country.

“Well, that’s true. But during their first meeting, great disrespect was shown to Russia. So I won’t say anything,” Trump said.

Zelensky and the Kremlin chief, Vladimir Putin, met for the first and only time in 2019 in Paris, where they discussed how to implement the Minsk agreements.

At the same time, the American president declined to answer whom he trusts more — Putin or Zelensky.

“I’d rather not say, but I have good relations with both. I believe this war will end, and it will end soon. And the only reason it will end is me,” Trump said.

Earlier, Trump reported that a large-scale agreement was being prepared that would concern not only Ukraine but possibly all of Europe.