MIRIAM NNOLI 
The 47th President of the United States (US), Donald Trump has blamed Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion.
This is coming after Zelensky criticized the US-Russia talks for excluding Kyiv, saying efforts to end the war must be fair and involve European countries.
The Ukrainian leader’s comments appeared to incense President Trump, who launched a series of verbal attacks on Zelensky.
Trump stated, “I’m very disappointed, I hear that they’re upset about not having a seat.
“Today I heard, ‘oh, well, we weren’t invited.’ Well, you’ve been there for three years… You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.”
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Trump also suggested he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before the end of the month in Saudi Arabia as he overhauls Washington’s stance towards Moscow, a shift that has alarmed European leaders.
However, on Tuesday, Russia and the US had agreed to establish teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine after talks that drew a strong rebuke from Kyiv, with Zelensky postponing his trip to Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, France President Macron announced another meeting in Paris on Ukraine after the US-Russia talks, adding that Trump can restart a useful dialogue with Putin.
