Monday, March 31, 2025
Trump "furious" at Putin – Zelenskyy discloses private income
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Trump "furious" at Putin – Zelenskyy discloses private income
Robert Tannenberg • 7 hours • 2 minutes read
Donald Trump warns Zelenskyy against withdrawing from the raw materials agreement – and is very annoyed by Putin's statements. The Ukrainian president discloses his private income. All developments in the live ticker.
The US government wants to achieve a quick peace agreement. Russia and Ukraine are in principle willing to agree to a ceasefire in the Black Sea, but the Kremlin is setting further conditions.
All developments on the Ukraine war in the live ticker:
6:35 a.m. – Trump "furious" at Putin
US President Trump is annoyed by Vladimir Putin's statements about Zelenskyy. He said in an NBC interview that he was "angry, furious" when Putin began to rant about Zelenskyy's legitimacy.
This week, Putin reiterated his claim that the Ukrainian president is no longer the legitimate head of state because his term expired last year. In the interview, Trump threatened punitive tariffs on buyers of Russian oil.
Trump later softened his tone. "I don't think he's going to go back on his word," he said of Putin. "I've known him for a very long time. We've always gotten along well."
2:10 a.m. – Trump warns Zelensky against withdrawing from planned raw materials agreement with the US
According to US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not want to enter into the minerals deal. "He's trying to pull out of the Rare Earths Agreement, and if he does, he's going to have problems, big, big problems," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "He wants to be a member of NATO, but he'll never be a member of NATO. He understands that," Trump also explained.
Sunday, March 30:
10:43 p.m. – Klingbeil: It's not the time for concessions to Putin
SPD co-leader Lars Klingbeil has rejected any concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Now is not the time to make offers to Putin," said the SPD parliamentary group leader on Caren Miosga's ARD program. Putin hasn't budged an inch, Klingbeil said of the Ukraine negotiations between the US and Russia. Putin must end this war. "There are absolutely no concessions."
8:30 p.m. – Zelenskyy Discloses Private Income – Account Balance Remains a Private Matter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has disclosed his income from the previous year as well as some details about his current family life. According to the tax return published by the Presidential Office, the Zelenskyy family is said to have earned a total of 15.2 million hryvnia (approximately €335,000) last year. Almost half of this came from the sale of government bonds. The president's salary was also supplemented by bank interest and income from renting out his own properties.
"The cash balance of the head of state's family has not changed significantly until the end of 2024," according to Zelensky's press service. However, the press service did not disclose the current cash balance. Before his time as president, Zelensky worked as an actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Various sources estimate the Zelensky family's wealth at several million dollars, but exact figures are unknown.