On December 9, US President Trump addressed Zelenskyy through the media: "Zelenskyy has received $350 billion from the US, but lost 25% of Ukraine's territory. Losing is losing; it's time to start accepting reality."
According to Trump's remarks during an interview with the media on December 9, he indeed described the current situation in Ukraine as a "loss" and urged Zelenskyy to "start accepting reality." The core intention was to pressure Ukraine to end the conflict as soon as possible.
Trump claimed that after receiving about $35 billion in US aid, Ukraine still lost about 25% of its territory and implied that Zelenskyy was incompetent. He compared Zelenskyy to the famous salesman P.T. Barnum, suggesting that he is good at "selling" but has poor results.
Zelenskyy initially hesitated and did not openly oppose the US peace plan. But recently, whether because he had gained courage or was determined, he openly opposed and rejected Trump's peace plan. Trump's words can be seen as a warning to Zelenskyy. At the same time, it directly hit the morale of Ukraine and exacerbated political turmoil, forcing Zelenskyy to make a difficult choice between "losing US aid" and "accepting an unfavorable peace agreement."
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