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Zelensky should get ‘somebody else’ to negotiate to end Ukraine war, Trump says

Former US President Donald Trump stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should find someone else to negotiate an end to the war with Russia. Trump previously suggested Ukraine replace Zelensky.

ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-19 · 21:52 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Zelensky should get ‘somebody else’ to negotiate to end Ukraine war, Trump says
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Former US President Donald Trump stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should find someone else to negotiate an end to the war with Russia. Trump previously suggested Ukraine replace Zelensky. He also commented that Russia has been "fine" regarding Ukraine, claiming they "haven't been doing much." The article also notes that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied claims that Washington is restricting intelligence sharing on Russian attacks with Kyiv, stating there has been "no pause." Rubio made these remarks in Uzbekistan after Zelensky criticized allies for not providing advance warnings of Russian missile strikes.

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Zelensky criticized allies for failing to provide advance warnings of Russian ballistic missile strikes.

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Marco Rubio stated there has been 'no pause' in intelligence sharing.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that Washington is restricting intelligence sharing on Russian attacks with Kyiv.

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Trump stated that Russia has been 'fine' with regards to Ukraine and 'haven't been doing much'.

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Donald Trump suggested that someone other than Volodymyr Zelensky should negotiate to end the war with Russia.

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US ⁠President Donald Trump on Monday said he thought someone other than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ‌should negotiate on Kyiv’s behalf as it seeks to end the war with Russia.“Maybe it’s time for Zelensky to ⁠get somebody else to negotiate,” said ‌Trump, who on October 10 had called for Ukraine to ‌replace the president.Trump also told ⁠reporters ⁠that Russia has been “fine” with regards ‌to Ukraine. “They haven’t been doing much,” he ‌said.Trump added ‌that the US continued ‌to share intelligence with Ukraine and ⁠said he would consider allowing Ukrainians ⁠to stay in the US under temporary protected status ‌until the ‌war ended.Also on Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that Washington is restricting the sharing of intelligence on Russian attacks with Kyiv.There has been “no pause” in intelligence sharing, Rubio told journalists in Uzbekistan, after Zelensky criticised his country’s allies for failing to provide advance warnings of Russian ballistic missile strikes overnight.While Rubio said he could not comment on the latest strikes, he denied Zelensky’s claim that critical early-warning data on Russian missile launches were suspended last week.
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