Zelensky shares what happened inside frosty war talks with Trump – including what questions ex-president asked him

VOLODYMYR Zelensky has revealed the wrong of frosty talks with Trump that could determine the destiny of the war.

It comes aft the ex-US President bizarrely boasted astir his "very bully relationship" with Russian person Vladimir Putin successful beforehand of media and the Ukrainian president.

The brace met yesterday astatine Trump Tower successful New York and discussed however the ongoing war arsenic the November predetermination time nears.

In a consequent interrogation with Fox News, Zelensky revealed what Trump asked him during their meeting.

He said: "He asked maine a batch [of questions].

[Trump asked] What bash you spot present is the concern connected the battlefield? How bash you spot enactment from the United States? Why bash you deliberation Putin started the invasion.

Zelensky besides said that Trump told him helium supported Ukraine and "he volition beryllium connected our side, that helium volition enactment Ukraine".

But Zelensky did instrumentality 1 changeable astatine Trump and different radical saying that bid would beryllium speedy oregon easy.

He said: "I deliberation that we recognize amended than everybody, including Donald Trump, what is going connected successful Ukraine and however to halt him [Putin]."

For months Trump has criticised US enactment for Ukraine and ridiculed Zelensky arsenic a salesman for persuading Washington to supply weapons and backing to his military.

The 2 haven't had a gathering since 2019 arsenic Zelensky continues to unit US politicians for American assistance to combat Russia's invasion.

The statesmanlike hopeful said: "I anticipation we person a bully triumph due to the fact that if the different broadside wins you're not going to person immoderate victories to beryllium honest."

Zelensky spoke of however helium and Trump "have a communal view" that the Ukraine warfare "has to beryllium stopped and Putin can't win".

Trump said afterwards confidently that helium would "end the war" and that some sides would "negotiate a woody that ends the violence."

Zelensky said helium hoped the enactment of the US would beryllium beardown - nary substance who wins the election.

He added: "And that’s wherefore I decided to conscionable with astir candidates, with each of them."

Trump has besides claimed helium could end the warfare aft being elected but earlier taking bureau successful January.

But erstwhile helium made the assertion astatine the statement helium could not springiness immoderate details astir however helium would bash so.

He went connected to rise however overmuch it was costing the US to backmost Ukraine and slammed Joe Biden for not solving it.

Trump said: "Biden had nary thought however to speech to him [Putin], helium had nary thought however to halt it and present you person millions of radical dormant and it's lone getting worse and it could pb to World War III."

The gathering betwixt Zelenskyy and Trump came astatine a captious clip successful the Russia-Ukraine warfare arsenic Election Day nears successful the US.

Candidates Trump and Kamala Harris having taken vastly antithetic approaches to the war.

Trump has often said with assurance that Russia "would person ne'er attacked Ukraine" if helium were president.

He has besides not been shy successful praising huffy Russian leader Vladimir Putin, having antecedently called him a "genius" and "savvy".

Reports antecedently said the gathering wouldn't spell up aft Trump showed offence to Zelensky's comments that the moving Republican "doesn't truly cognize however to halt the war".