"Ukraine must moderate itself": Trump's security advisor scolds Selenskyj

ntv.de "Ukraine must moderate itself": Trump's security advisor scolds Selenskyj 3 hours • 2 minutes reading time The "peace talks" between Moscow and Washington are causing unrest. Ukrainian President Selenskyj is defending himself against Trump's dictatorship and the US administration is reacting sensitively. Kiev must moderate itself, says security advisor Waltz. The Kremlin agrees. After the verbal attacks by US President Donald Trump, his national security advisor Mike Waltz has called on Ukraine to moderate itself. It is unacceptable that Ukraine is speaking badly about the USA, Waltz told Fox News. The USA is trying to negotiate a peace treaty with Russia that is acceptable to all sides. "They must moderate themselves," said Waltz. He also expressed his belief that the differences between the USA and Ukraine can be resolved. At the same time, Waltz rejected allegations that the US did not consult its allies and Ukraine in the peace efforts. This is about shuttle diplomacy, "because bringing everyone to the table at the same time simply hasn't worked in the past," he continued. Kremlin praises "complete" agreement with Trump Russia also condemned Zelensky's statements as "unacceptable". "The choice of words by Zelensky and many representatives of the Kiev regime leaves a lot to be desired," said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. "The fact that Zelensky's popularity is declining is an absolutely obvious trend." Peskov, however, did not want to comment on exact figures on Zelensky's approval ratings, which according to opinion polls in Ukraine are over 50 percent. Ukraine envoy Kellogg in Kiev Trump sharply attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday and called him a dictator. Zelensky had rejected several of Trump's claims, citing a "Russian disinformation bubble," including that his approval ratings were only four percent. "Trump is making Putin strong at the moment" Amid the tensions between Washington and Kiev, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha received US special envoy Keith Kellogg. He spoke about ways to achieve a just and lasting peace in the conflict with Russia, Sybiha said. "I reaffirmed Ukraine's willingness to achieve peace through strength and outlined our vision for the necessary steps," he wrote on the online platform X. He also stressed that the security of Ukraine and the transatlantic space are "inseparable." Kellogg arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday and has already spoken to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army and the heads of the secret services and special services. After Zelensky met with Kellogg in the afternoon, the planned press conference was canceled. This was done at the request of the USA, said Zelensky's office. According to the RBC Ukraine agency, however, Zelensky's meeting with Kellogg took place beforehand.