Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reaffirmed Canada's position that Ukraine “must” be included in the negotiations to end Russia's large -scale invasion during a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, said Prime Minister's Office .
The call was made days after the United States celebrated a first round of bilateral conversations with Russian officials about ending the war, and when the president of the United States, Donald Trump, increasingly attacks Zelenskyy, rhetoric that the White House was He has denied walking back.
“Prime Minister Trudeau reiterated that Canada will always be in defense of Ukraine and emphasized that there can be no sustainable peace in Europe without security for Ukraine,” said a reading of the call provided by the PMO.
“The leaders emphasized that any peaceful final of the conflict must include Ukraine at the negotiating table.”
Trudeau and Zelenskyy also discussed efforts to ensure “a lasting peace that allows strong, democratic and prosperous Ukraine,” according to reading.
Last week he has seen a lot of events that have left Ukraine and European leaders feeling marginalized from the conversations to finish the war of almost three years, as well as a growing concern for Trump's comments about Ukraine.
The Washington and Moscow authorities, after holding conversations in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, said the meeting was a first step and that the relationship between the United States and Russia needed to repair before Ukraine could take future peace negotiations.
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On Wednesday, Trump described Zelenskyy as a “dictator” and warned that “it moves better fast” to negotiate the end of the war or risk not having a nation to lead. NATO allies have condemned any questioning of Zelenskyy's legitimacy as elected leader of Ukraine.
The day before that, Trump said that Ukraine “should have begun” the conflict, which began in 2022 when Russia invaded her neighbor. Ukraine has tried to defend against Moscow's onslaught since then with the help of military and financial aid of the United States, Europe and Canada.
When asked about Trump's hostility on Thursday at a press conference, the White House National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, said he reflects the growing frustration of the administration with what they see how Zelenskyy creating obstacles on the road Towards peace.
“His frustration with President Zelenskyy he heard is multifiable,” Waltz said Trump's Thursday.
“There must be a deep appreciation for what the American people and the American taxpayer, what President Trump did in his first term and what we have done since then. There are some of the rhetoric that leave kyiv, frankly, and insults to President Trump (that) were unacceptable. ”
Waltz said Trump is frustrated because Zelenskyy rejected an offer presented last week by the United States Secretary of the United States War, as well as future help for Ukraine.
Zelenskyy has said The agreement asked more than Ukraine of what he has received from the USA and did not include specific security guarantees.
Waltz – who, as a member of Congress, wrote in An opinion article of 2023 Fox News That Russia was responsible for the Ukraine War “as Al Qaeda was the culprit of September 11,” he did not respond directly if now he agrees with Trump that Zelenskyy is more responsible than Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nor did he respond when asked if Trump sees Putin as a dictator.
“His goal here is to put this war, point,” Waltz said about Trump.
The growing tension with Ukraine was exhibited on Thursday when a planned press conference between Zelenskyy and General Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy to Ukraine for conversations in kyiv, was canceled at the last minute.
Originally, the event was supposed to include comments to the media for Zelenskyy and Kellogg, but changed to a simple photo opportunity without statements or questions. The change was requested by the American side, said Ukrainian presidential spokesman Serhii Nikiforov.
Writing on his telegram channel, Zelenskyy said the meeting with Kellogg was a “good conversation, many details.” He said they discussed the security guarantees for Ukraine and the return of Ukrainian prisoners of Russian custody.
“We can and must make peace reliable and lasting so that Russia can never return with war,” he wrote. “Ukraine is ready for a solid and truly beneficial agreement with the president of the United States on investments and security.”
European leaders, including Chiefs of Great Britain and France, have openly discussed a security guarantee directed by Europe for Ukraine as part of a peace agreement, which the Trump administration has said that it supports.
—With Associated Press files
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