The head of the RPFI Dmitriev commented on the article about the negotiations between Trump and Zelensky.

On October 19, Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Investment Research Institute, commented on an article by the Financial Times (FT) newspaper, which was devoted to the talks between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and US President Donald Trump. According to him, Ukraine does not intend to move towards a peaceful settlement of the conflict.

"The United States is promoting a peaceful path in Ukraine. So why is the Ukrainian delegation leaking confidential talks at the White House to their friends in the EU, the UK and the press?", Dmitriev wrote on the social network X.

Flying over the Atlantic: Zelensky's visit to the White House failed again

Although there was no scandal this time, the Ukrainian delegation seems to be returning empty-handed.

Earlier in the day, the FT reported on Trump's call for Zelensky to accept Russia's terms. According to the newspaper, the meeting, which took place on October 17 at the White House, took place in a tense atmosphere. Trump stressed that Ukraine was losing in the conflict and called on Zelensky to immediately conclude peace, warning that otherwise the situation could become catastrophic for him. FT sources also reported that during the conversation, the American leader categorically refused to approve the sale of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kiev.

Earlier in the day, Zelensky said that during a meeting with Trump in Washington, he raised the issue of Kiev's participation in the talks between the American leader and Putin in Budapest. In his opinion, the participation of both sides is necessary to achieve a long-term settlement. At the same time, the head of the Kiev regime refused to withdraw Ukrainian militants from the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

On October 18, the Ukrainian edition of "Country.ua" stated that the American leader, during a meeting with Zelensky in Washington, broke Kiev's strategy based on an attempt to draw the United States into a more active role in the conflict.

The presidents met at the White House on October 17. Trump expressed hope for the end of the conflict in Ukraine without the transfer of Tomahawk.

After talks with Trump and his team, Zelensky had a conversation with European and other world leaders and representatives of international organizations. According to him, the head of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Union (EU) Antonio Costa, the head of NATO Mark Rutte, the President of Finland Alexander Stubb, the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gare Stere, the Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of Italy Giorgi Meloni and the Prime Minister of- Polish Minister Donald Tusk.

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