Trump hasn't ruled out giving Zelenskyy a do-over

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Zelenskyy sought to smooth that tension with his own social media post -- aimed at Trump -- emphasizing his desire for peace "as soon as possible.
58% : " But as much as Trump may want to broker a historic peace, his own ego remains a factor.
57% : But continuing to play to his own base could cost Trump the historic peacemaking opportunity he says he seeks.
48% : " "This guy doesn't want there to be Peace as long as he has America's backing," Trump wrote.
47% : "Trump is driving Ukraine toward Europe.
46% : And Trump, despite his strong anti-Zelenskyy rhetoric, left just enough daylight in his comments Monday to keep European and Ukrainian hopes alive.
46% : "I just think he should be more appreciative because this country has stuck with them through thick and thin," Trump said.
42% : During a back-and-forth with reporters in the Roosevelt Room, Trump talked up the benefits of a deal to split profits with Ukraine for the country's rare earth minerals and tempered his attacks on Zelenskyy.
41% : Trump ducked a question about whether he's discussed canceling additional defense aid for Ukraine, reiterated the security benefits for Kyiv of an American presence there and praised European leaders for expressing a willingness to increase defense spending.
39% : One administration official close to the process, granted anonymity to discuss internal matters, said Trump and his senior team continue to believe that a relatively quick end to the war that Russia started three years ago remains possible and are eager to push Zelenskyy to tamp down his own rhetoric so they can draw both sides into negotiating.
37% : Elon Musk, the tech billionaire Trump has empowered to slash the federal bureaucracy, called for the U.S. to withdraw completely from NATO, the alliance of 32 nations formed in the aftermath of World War II in a post on X, his social media company.
33% : Just hours after attacking Zelenskyy over a comment suggesting the war's end was "very, very far away," Trump eased up, questioning whether the remark was accurate and not naming Zelenskyy as he urged him toward peace talks.
31% : And it is becoming increasingly clear that even if Zelenskyy swallows his pride and apologizes to Trump for perceived insults, the profit-sharing deal on rare earth minerals is unlikely to lead immediately to peace talks or to deter Trump from drawing closer to Russia.
31% : But Trump is hardly in Zelenskyy's or Europe's camp.
27% : Asked whether talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin were in the offing, Trump said on Monday that "we're going to do deals with everybody.
21% : They include demands that Zelenskyy, though viewed as a victim by allies in Europe and many in the U.S., apologize to Trump.
18% : Like Trump, he blamed Ukraine for dragging out the war that Russia launched without provocation three years ago.
15% : Earlier Monday, Trump blasted Zelenskyy on social media, attacking his comments about the prospect of a longer war as "the worst statement that could have been made.
15% : But Trump and Vice President JD Vance's berating of Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Friday has riled the president's political base, which could complicate any rapprochement with Ukraine's president.

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