Trump hits back ceasefire not necessary for peace during high-stakes meeting with Zelenskyy

President Donald Trump said a ceasefire agreement is not necessary when pressed about his administration's efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine during a high-stakes meeting with Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelenskyy at the White House Monday. 

"Mr. President. Last week you warned of what you called severe consequences if a 30-day ceasefire or any type of ceasefire were not agreed to by Russia. Will there be severe consequences? Does that change because of…." a reporter asked Trump from the Oval Office during a bilateral meeting with Zelenskyy. 

Trump responded that a ceasefire is not necessary, pointing to other peace deals he inked this year that did not include ceasefires as wars raged. 

"I don't think you need ceasefire. You know, if you look at the six deals that I settled this year, they were Read Entire Article