Ukraine’s Zelensky doing ‘pretty well’ against Russia – Trump

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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky — whom he previously said lacked the “cards” to win — is doing well in the war against invading Russian forces.

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“He’s doing pretty well. He’s holding his own, at least. A lot of people dying on both sides, but I think he’s doing pretty well,” Trump said of Zelensky in remarks to journalists in the Oval Office.

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“You have to say he’s courageous, he’s got great equipment, but he’s got great men, he’s got fighters.”

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Analysts say Ukraine is increasingly holding up well on the battlefield but its cities are still the target of deadly Russian attacks in a conflict that has now lasted longer than World War I.

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Trump and Zelensky most recently met during the G7 summit in France, where leaders agreed to intensify pressure on Russia to end more than four years of war with Ukraine.

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Afterward, Zelensky posted to Twitter that he was “grateful to President Trump for his attention to Ukraine and his readiness to help bring peace closer.”

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Trump came out of the meeting voicing a renewed interest in reimposing sanctions on Russian oil.

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Prior to the G7, Washington had imposed and then extended a sanctions waiver for Russian oil cargoes already at sea, troubling European allies.

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