Jeremy Bowen

the nasty comments about our leadership, even though the Americans, of course, have license to say, President Trump particularly, about what he wants about the Ukrainians. So I think they are saying, look, it is an unequal relationship. We are stronger than you. And you know what? Bad luck. We're going to do what we want and you better go along with us.

One thing Ukrainians are not short of after three years of war is nationalism. And one thing that Zelensky is good at is defiance. He showed that from the outset three years ago. I mean, you remember he did a video late at night with his chief advisers around him saying, we are all here, we're not leaving. And I think that that will quite likely be the approach he takes to all of this.

One thing Ukrainians are not short of after three years of war is nationalism. And one thing that Zelensky is good at is defiance. He showed that from the outset three years ago. I mean, you remember he did a video late at night with his chief advisers around him saying, we are all here, we're not leaving. And I think that that will quite likely be the approach he takes to all of this.

Well, answer, you can't. I think that it wouldn't work otherwise. There are various formulations being discussed, but the thing about it is if there is going to be some kind of a peace agreement, and it's a misnomer to talk about what's going on really between the Americans and the Russians as peace talks, because while the Americans had been backing Ukraine,

Well, answer, you can't. I think that it wouldn't work otherwise. There are various formulations being discussed, but the thing about it is if there is going to be some kind of a peace agreement, and it's a misnomer to talk about what's going on really between the Americans and the Russians as peace talks, because while the Americans had been backing Ukraine,

Ukraine, they're not direct belligerents in the war. And you can't really do a deal just by talking to one side. And there now seems to be very little daylight between the things that Trump and his people are saying about the war and the things that Putin and his people have been saying about the war for many years now, since before the full-scale invasion.

Ukraine, they're not direct belligerents in the war. And you can't really do a deal just by talking to one side. And there now seems to be very little daylight between the things that Trump and his people are saying about the war and the things that Putin and his people have been saying about the war for many years now, since before the full-scale invasion.

So I think that Trump does not like defiance and he pushes back when he gets it. I don't think these bullying tactics are going to work in international relations and particularly not dealing with a country that believes it's fighting for its life the way that they might work if you're around the negotiating table talking about a hotel project in New Jersey.

So I think that Trump does not like defiance and he pushes back when he gets it. I don't think these bullying tactics are going to work in international relations and particularly not dealing with a country that believes it's fighting for its life the way that they might work if you're around the negotiating table talking about a hotel project in New Jersey.

America is under new management and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has joined a growing list of US allies who are finding out that the world according to Donald Trump is cold, uncertain and potentially dangerous.

America is under new management and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has joined a growing list of US allies who are finding out that the world according to Donald Trump is cold, uncertain and potentially dangerous.

President Zelensky, visiting a nuclear power plant, told journalists that it was not pleasant that President Trump had rung Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin before calling him, but much worse was the thought that the two men might want to settle Ukraine's future between them and no one else.

President Zelensky, visiting a nuclear power plant, told journalists that it was not pleasant that President Trump had rung Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin before calling him, but much worse was the thought that the two men might want to settle Ukraine's future between them and no one else.

The main thing, President Zelensky said, was to stop Putin's plan to make all negotiations between Russia and the U.S. bilateral. As an independent country, he said, Ukraine could not accept any agreements made without its involvement. When he starts negotiating seriously, President Trump might find that it's impossible to bridge the gap between Ukraine and Russia's positions.

The main thing, President Zelensky said, was to stop Putin's plan to make all negotiations between Russia and the U.S. bilateral. As an independent country, he said, Ukraine could not accept any agreements made without its involvement. When he starts negotiating seriously, President Trump might find that it's impossible to bridge the gap between Ukraine and Russia's positions.

President Zelensky wants Russia to pull out of Ukraine and to deter any future invasions by joining NATO. Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin seem to agree that neither will happen. President Putin says he'll end the war if Russia keeps the land it has captured and gets more as Ukraine becomes neutral and demilitarized. That is an ultimatum, not a peace proposal.

President Zelensky wants Russia to pull out of Ukraine and to deter any future invasions by joining NATO. Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin seem to agree that neither will happen. President Putin says he'll end the war if Russia keeps the land it has captured and gets more as Ukraine becomes neutral and demilitarized. That is an ultimatum, not a peace proposal.

For President Putin, ending the war is not just a real estate deal of the kind that Donald Trump might understand, working out who keeps what. Vladimir Putin wants much more than land. He is demanding Ukraine's capitulation, the surrender of its independence and sovereignty.

For President Putin, ending the war is not just a real estate deal of the kind that Donald Trump might understand, working out who keeps what. Vladimir Putin wants much more than land. He is demanding Ukraine's capitulation, the surrender of its independence and sovereignty.

With Russia grinding forward on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, this is the toughest moment Volodymyr Zelensky has faced since the dark and desperate first months of the war. It is also a moment of decision for Ukraine's Western European allies. President Trump is forcing them to face up to the gross disparity between their military promises to Ukraine and their military capabilities.