Trump calls on ‘somebody else’ to negotiate for Ukraine with Russia

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President Donald Trump recommended that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky nominate someone else to negotiate a peace deal with Russia.

Trump made the recommendation Monday as he departed the White House for a campaign rally in Kansas. The comments came in response to a question about Zelensky saying Trump is on the “wrong side of history” for Washington’s approach to peace talks.

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