US President Donald Trump said Monday, March 3, that Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky should be “more appreciative” of US support against Russia’s invasion, after they fell out in public.
“Well, I just think he should be more appreciative, because this country has stuck with them through thick and thin,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
Asked if a minerals deal between Washington and Kyiv — which was supposed to be a step towards helping end the conflict was dead — Trump said: “No, I don’t think so.”
Trump was asked to confirm reports that he was considering ending military aid to Ukraine but said:
“I haven’t even talked about that right now.. I mean, right now, we’ll see what happens. A lot of things are happening right now as we speak,” he said.
“I mean literally as we speak. I could give you an answer and go back to my office — the beautiful Oval Office — I could go back into the Oval Office and find out that the answer is obsolete.”