Donald Trump: "Zelensky is ready to drop his demand for the return of Crimea"

US President Donald Trump believes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to drop his demand to return Crimea. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing White House journalists.

On Saturday, it was reported that the US and Ukrainian presidents had a "very brief conversation" during the funeral of Pope Francis. Speaking about the meeting, Volodymyr Zelensky noted that he had time to discuss many topics with Donald Trump and expressed his gratitude to him.

White House reporters asked the US leader about whether Zelensky could drop his demand for Crimea. Donald Trump, answering this question, said that the Crimea issue was discussed "very briefly" in his conversation with Zelensky.

"Yes, I think so. The Crimea incident happened 12 years ago. At that time, Barack Obama was the US president. They handed over Crimea without a single shot being fired. So please don't ask me about Crimea. Ask Obama about it," Trump said.

Trump's words are causing great interest in the international community. It is worth noting that earlier Trump described the demands for the return of Crimea to Ukraine as "nonsense." Read 'Zamin' on Telegram!