Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US counterpart Donald Trump clashed at the White House on Friday. Trump said Ukraine would have to make compromises in a truce with Russia, which has occupied and destroyed swathes of Ukraine. Trump has repeatedly blamed Ukraine for Russia’s February 2022 invasion and echoed a series of Kremlin talking points about how the war started. The United States has given Ukraine more than $60 billion in military aid since Russia’s invasion, according to official figures. \”I just don’t even have the words,\” said 32-year-old Roman Shkanov, an office worker. \”You can’t be silent\” when Trump and Vice President JD Vance \”are just saying this complete nonsense,\” said 26- year-old Valentyn Burianov, a taxi driver. \”There were hopes that the war would end in a week, in three months, in a year… We had some hopes with Trump, but these hopes are being shattered,\” said a 22-year old doctor.
