Trump says ‘hatred’ between Putin, Zelenskyy blocking Ukraine peace deal

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President Donald Trumpsaid Saturday that the “hatred” between Russia and Ukraine is getting in the way of reaching a peace deal in that conflict, where the death toll is getting worse.

Trump, speaking at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Doral, Fla., told world leaders assembled there that, “The hatred between Putin and his counterpart is so great.”

“It’s so great that, you know,Ukraine, Russia, you’d think there would be a little bit of camaraderie, [but] there’s not.And the hatred is so great. It’s very hard for them to get there. It’s very, very hard to get there. So we’ll see what happens,” Trump said.“But we’ve been close a lot of times and one or the other would back out.”

“But we’re losing, you know, they’re losing, you know, doesn’t really affect us very much because we’ve got an ocean separating. I’m doing it as a favor to Europe, and I’m doing it as a favor to life because they’re losing 25,000 souls,” Trump added.“Think of that every month.25,000.Last month, 31,000. Both sides, 31,000 people died, mostly soldiers.”

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President Donald Trump attends the Shield of the Americas Summit on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

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