White House slams Kyiv 'Trump insults' but 'welcomes' 30k UK-France troop offer
THE White House has slammed Ukraine’s attitude to a frustrated President Trump as tensions continue to rise and Europe plays mediator. A press conference was held by the White House on Thursd…
THE White House has slammed Ukraine's attitude to a frustrated President Trump as tensions continue to rise and Europe plays mediator.
A press conference was held by the White House on Thursday afternoon just hours after the US cancelled a joint briefing with President Zelensky at the last minute after tense talks in Kyiv.
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President Donald Trump continues to be frustrated with Zelensky but welcomes European peacekeeping plans for UkraineCredit: Getty3
Zelensky's joint press conference with the US was cancelled at the last minute on ThursdayCredit: Getty3
Fears are rising that Trump's desperation to end the war in Ukraine will see him capitulate to PutinCredit: ReutersBut, the latest comments coming from Washington show that there is no sign of eased tensions and unity after Trump branded Zelensky a "dictator" and Kyiv slammed his attempts at peace talks with Russia.
Trump sparked uproar on Wednesday after lashing out at Ukraine's wartime leader and accusing him of "refusing to have elections".
In a shocking rant on Truth Social, Trump warned that Zelensky must “move fast or he is not going to have a country left” leaving fellow world leaders agog at the further crumbling of diplomatic relations.
Mike Waltz, the White House national security adviser spoke to reporters at Thursday's press conference, highlighting Trump's frustrations and accusing Ukraine of insulting America.
read more on UkraineHe said: "Trump’s goal is to bring this war to an end. Period.
"His frustration with President Zelensky is multi fold - one, there needs to be a deep appreciation for what the American people, the American taxpayer, Trump did in his first term and what we have done since.
"Some of the rhetoric coming out of Kyiv, and frankly, insults to President Trump are unacceptable.
"Our own Secretary of Treasury personally made the trip to offer Ukrainians what can only be described as a ‘historic opportunity’ that is for America to co-invest in Ukraine in their minerals, in their resources to truly grow the pie.
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“There are tremendous resources there and not only is that long-term security for Ukraine, not only do we help them grow the pie with investments but we do have an obligation to the American taxpayer and helping them recoup the hundreds of billions that have occurred.
"Rather than enter into some constructive conversations about what that deal should be going forward, we got a lot of rhetoric in the media that is incredibly unfortunate."
He added that the Ukrainian president "needs to come back to the table" to continue discussions about the minerals deal with Washington for providing aid during the war.
Waltz had previously told Fox News that pushback on the deal and how Trump is conducting peace talks is "simply unacceptable".
As European leaders scramble to claw back US support for Ukraine, the White House has said it is welcoming their security guarantees for the war-torn country.
After Trump held peace negotiations with Russia in Saudi Arabia, western leaders were left reeling after being frozen out of talks and an emergency meeting was held in Paris.
The UK and France have since suggested a peacekeeping plan that PM Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to propose to Trump in Washington next week.
Starmer has backed Ukraine in the ongoing feud with Trump but is hoping to "act as a bridge" between the US and Europe when he meets the President on Thursday.
He is set to show Trump how European forces can help protect any peace deal that is secured by the US to deter Russia from breaking the terms of the agreement.
Western officials briefed on the plans have signalled that a peacekeeping force to police a 1000km frontline could be as small as 30,000 troops.
This is despite Ukraine’s President Zelensky saying it would take at least 200,000 soldiers to deter a new Russian invasion.
But a senior western official said: “30,000 feels still on the high side, because the purpose of that force would be predominantly around reassurance and trying to instil some confidence in the Ukraine population and in the state.”
He said the troops would have specific tasks such as showing the world “that nuclear power plants are now under an international security umbrella to allow the surveys to take place, to allow the maintenance to be caught up.”
It comes as Waltz said at the White House that "Europe needs to step up."
He said: “We’ve made it clear for years, decades even, that it is unacceptable that the US and US taxpayer continues to bear the burden not only of the cost of the war in Ukraine but of the defence of Europe.
"We fully support our NATO allies, we fully support article 5 commitment but it’s time for our European allies to step up."
He added that despite European allies having had a "war on their doorstep" they have put the burden of defence "on somebody else."
READ MORE SUN STORIESWaltz highlighted that a third of NATO allies are not meeting the 2 per cent minimum in defence spending that was agreed upon years ago.
"Europe needs to step up for their own defence as a partner - we can be friends and allies and have those tough conversations," he said.
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