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Trump says 'inflammatory' Zelenskyy statement on Crimea prolongs war with Russia

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President Donald Trump slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for saying that Ukraine would never accept Russian control of Crimea. The president said the remark was "harmful" to peace efforts.
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Trump Washes Hands of Crimea: ‘Obama Handed It Over, Not Me’: Crimea to Not Return to Ukraine? 03:39

Trump has distanced himself from the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia, placing full blame on then-President Barack Obama. In a bold statement, Trump declared that reclaiming Crimea from Russia would be a “very difficult thing to do,” hinting that the peninsula may never return to Ukrainian...

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