A decision to negotiate over the heads of the Ukrainians would reveal just how Trump sees Ukraine and Europe.
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Zelenskyy has stated that he is not willing to negotiate with Putin as well as that they will not settle for less than getting back all the occupied territories including Crimea. There is no peace deal to be made with these terms as the starting point.