Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia, saying it could have made a deal

<p>President hits back at Ukraine’s complaint that it has been left out of US-Russia talks, saying it had years to make a deal ‘without the loss of much land’</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine">See all our Ukraine war coverage</a></li></ul><p></p><p>President Donald Trump has criticised Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying he was “disappointed” that the Ukrainian leader complained about being left out of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/18/us-russia-ukraine-talks-riyadh-saudi-arabia">talks between the US and Russia</a> over ending the Ukraine war.</p><p>Trump also <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/feb/18/trump-russia-ukraine-war">seemed to blame Kyiv</a> for Moscow’s invasion – even as he said he was more confident of a deal to end the war after US-Russia talks – claiming Ukraine could have “made a deal” to avert war.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/19/trump-ukraine-war-russia-could-have-made-a-deal">Continue reading...</a>