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Zelenskyy can end war 'almost immediately' if he wants to: TrumpOn Truth Social, Trump claimed Ukraine could end the war “almost immediately” if Zelenskyy abandoned NATO ambitions and accepted Russia’s hold over Crimea, a stance that sharply mirrors Moscow’s line.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>U.S. President Donald Trump gives a speech.</p></div>

U.S. President Donald Trump gives a speech.

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to come to a negotiated settlement in the three-and-a-half-year-old conflict with Russia.

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"President Zelenskyy of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight," Trump said on his Truth Social platform. "No getting back Obama given Crimea...and NO GOING INTO NATO BY UKRAINE. Some things never change!!!"

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(Published 18 August 2025, 10:02 IST)