After a meeting at the Vatican, Donald Trump speculated that Volodymyr Zelensky might be willing to relinquish Crimea in exchange for lasting peace. However, he also suggested that Vladimir Putin may be continuing the war under pretenses,

U.S. President Donald Trump has once again sent ripples of concern around Ukraine, this time by saying he "thinks" President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to give up occupied Crimea as part of a peace deal to end Russia's full-scale invasion.

Donald Trump assessed after the meeting at the Vatican that Volodymyr Zelensky might be ready to give up Crimea in exchange for lasting peace. On the other hand, he admitted that Vladimir Putin might not want to stop the war and is misleading the American president.