President Volodymyr Zensky begged President Trump to visit Ukraine to see the devastation of the first -hand war, while accused Vice President Vance of “somehow justifying” the actions of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
“We want you to come,” the Ukrainian president appealed to Trump in an interview with CBS “” 60 minutes “on Sunday.
“He believes that he understands what is happening here. It is fine, we respect his position. He understands. But, please, before any son of decisions, any son of forms or negotiations, comes to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, children.” “”
“Come, look, and then we are going to move with a plan on how to finish the war,” he added.
Zelensky gets used to saying that he wanted the commander in chief to witness exactly “what Putin did”, while the Trump administration continues to lead an agreement with the Kremlin to finish the three -year war.
“He will understand who an agreement has. He will understand what Putin did,” said the Ukrainian leader.
“We will not prepare anything. It will not be theater, with actors of preparation in the streets and the [city] Center. We do not do this. We do not need it. You can go wherever you want, in any city that bone attacks, “continued.” Just to come and understand. “
His appeal occurred after Trump suggested that kyiv had triggered the war with Moscow and Vance said Putin could really be reliable.
Vance had also accused Zensky Duration his burning White House meeting in February to show disrespect in the middle of the ongoing negotiations, and visitors deceived by taking them to propaganda tours of war areas.
“It is a change in tone, a change in reality, reality yes, a change in reality, and I do not want to participate in the altered reality that is being presented to me,” Zensky said.
“First, we don’t launch an attack [to start the war]. It seems to me that the vice president is somehow justifying Putin’s actions. I tried to explain: “You can’t look for something in the middle. There is an aggressor and there is a victim. The Russians are the aggressors and we are the victim.”
The interview was broadcast after Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, headed to Russia on Friday in the hope of promoting the peace conversations that have stagnated in recent weeks.
It also arrived, after Russia killed at least 32 people, including two children, after launching ballistic missiles in civilians who attended the services of Palm Sunday in Ukraine, in which authorities described as the most fatal attack.
The missile strikes attacked the northeast city of Sumy around 10 in the morning, while the Ukrainians attended the church, injuring approximately 84 people.