Trump said Zelensky must want to settle the war, otherwise "it will be very bad"

U.S. President Donald Trump said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should strive for a settlement to end the war, otherwise the situation will worsen. He said this during a conversation with reporters on 20 in October; the White House channel streamed the event on YouTube.

“Ukraine must want to resolve this war. Zelenskyy must want to resolve this war. And if he doesn’t want it, I think it will be very bad. […] If they do not strike a deal, ultimately, in my view, everything will only get worse,” Trump said.

According to him, the aggressor country, Russia, allegedly would like to end the war. At the same time, he stated that the Russian army continues to advance and seize territory, having substantially larger human resources than Ukraine.

Trump claims Zelenskyy could have made a more favorable deal during their Oval Office confrontation than now.

“He has to want to make a deal, because I think his people won’t tolerate this any longer,” said the U.S. president.

One of the main reasons for the lack of an agreement, he said, is the “huge hatred” between Zelenskyy and the illegitimate Russian president Vladimir Putin.

He also stated that the U.S. and Europe spent enormous sums in aid to Ukraine, and European countries and American taxpayers are tired of it. Trump again cited the amount of American aid as $350 billion, without explaining its calculation.