Trump's stance on the conflict is rooted in his belief that Zelenskyy should have negotiated a deal with Russian President Putin to avoid the war. "I could have made that deal so easily, and Zelenskyy decided that 'I want to fight,

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday warned that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin wanted to "manipulate" Donald Trump, after the Kremlin chief praised the US leader and said he was ready for talks with him.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called into question the U.S.' commitment to its allies in Europe. Zelenskyy said President Donald Trump's first act as president — the signing of a raft of executive orders on a raft of domestic issues — suggested his administration would not be overly concerned with Europe's future.