Zelenskyy Says Trump Pressure 'Not Fair' Amid Talks With US and Russia

Is progress being made or does peace remain a distant prospect?

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Zelenskyy Says Trump Pressure 'Not Fair' Amid Talks With US and Russia

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Above: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14, 2026. Image credit: Sven Hoppe/Picture Alliance/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

Thanks to President Trump's leadership, the U.S. has successfully brought Russia and Ukraine together to the negotiating table and meaningful progress is now being made to end this terrible conflict.

Steve Witkoff on X

Pro-establishment narrative

Given that Russia shows no signs of giving up its maximalist demands of seizing the whole of the Donbas, the likelihood of any real progress towards ending the war is exceptionally low. This is not helped by hardliner Vladimir Medinsky being placed at the helm of Russia's negotiating effort.

France 24 BBC News

Pro-Ukraine narrative

Ukraine appreciates the peacemaking efforts of Trump and his team but it's not fair that only Ukraine is expected to make concessions. The notion of giving up the Donbas region is a non-starter as this would never be accepted by the Ukrainian people in a referendum.

Axios Ukrainska Pravda

Pro-Russia narrative

The Russian negotiating team are reporting directly to Putin on the latest developments in peace talks. However, it is too early at this stage to offer any public assessments.

TASS