Trump vs. Zelensky: Crimea conflict as a road block for peace

US President Donald Trump claims that a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine is within reach — only Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stands in the way. The background is a renewed dispute over Russian-occupied Crimea. While Trump regards the territory as lost, Zelensky strictly rejects recognition and invokes the Ukrainian Constitution.

Ein Mann blickt aus einem Wohnhaus, das nach einem russischen ballistischen Raketenangriff in Kiew, Ukraine, am Donnerstag, dem 24. April 2025, beschädigt wurde. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Source: AP / Efrem Lukatsky/AP

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