Source: Independent [UK]
“Donald Trump has ruled out Ukrainian membership of Nato and sovereignty over Crimea ahead of a crucial meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House today. Flanked by top European leaders, the Ukrainian president will return to Washington, DC nearly six months after he was infamously booted from the White House by Trump in a shocking twist earlier this year. … After meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Trump is pushing Mr Zelensky to strike a peace agreement instead of a ceasefire deal without Crimea and Nato membership – reiterating Moscow’s position.” [editor’s note: Since Ukraine was never going to become a NATO member or recover Crimea anyway, those seem like minimal demands – TLK] (08/18/25)