President Donald Trump has suggested ahead of peace talks in Washington that Ukraine must give up the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia, and should not join NATO as part of a peace deal.
"President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight," Trump said in a message posted on Truth Social Monday.
"Remember how it started. No getting back Obama given Crimea (12 years ago, without a shot being fired!), and NO GOING INTO NATO BY UKRAINE. Some things never change!!!," he added.
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