Tensions flared once again between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, as the two leaders disagreed sharply over the path to peace in Ukraine and the status of Crimea.
At the center of the latest dispute is a controversial U.S. peace proposal that calls for freezing territorial lines roughly where they stand and pursuing a long-term diplomatic solution. The plan, strongly backed by the Trump administration, has drawn criticism from Kyiv, particularly over its failure to address Russia’s occupation of Crimea.