US President Donald Trump's envoy for Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg tried to "save" Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, advising him not to meet with the head of the White House Donald Trump, CNN reports, citing a source in the US presidential administration.
Kellogg believed that relations between Kiev and the US were not developed enough, the journalists emphasized.
Now Zelensky must solve his own problems, since the US cannot help him in any way, the television channel notes. Zelensky behaved in the most inappropriate way possible with Trump, the channel notes.
The day before yesterday, Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Washington to meet with Donald Trump. The communication between the politicians did not go well almost immediately. Later, the head of the White House complained that Zelensky had shown disrespect for the United States and was not ready to make peace. He said that he had a "meaningful" conversation with the Ukrainian leader.
In turn, senior American officials said that the Trump administration had begun to doubt its ability to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine, reports CBS News.
It is noted that the doubts arose after Trump's quarrel with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. “This episode with Zelensky raised questions about whether a peace agreement can be reached“, the channel reports.