Trump Says Ukraine Should Consider a Different Negotiator

President Donald Trump is escalating his public criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as tensions between Washington and Kyiv continue to rise.
Trump said it may be time for Zelensky to have “somebody else” negotiate on Ukraine’s behalf in talks aimed at ending the war with Russia.
The comments followed Zelensky’s criticism that Trump was on the “wrong side of history” regarding the administration’s approach to the conflict.
Trump responded by saying Zelensky “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
The exchange highlights a widening diplomatic divide between the two leaders at a critical point for negotiations over the war.
For markets, the bigger issue is what the deterioration in U.S.-Ukraine relations could mean for the path of negotiations, sanctions on Russia and future Western support for Kyiv.
Any material change in those policies could have implications for European security, Russian energy exports, commodities and broader geopolitical risk.