Ukraine war briefing: Trump urges Zelenskyy to get a deal done' with Russia

"Zelenskyy, he has to get on the ball, and he has to get a deal done. Now he's got even less cards. Trump suggested the Ukrainian president was in a weak position and needed to make compromises, repeating his insistence that Putin is ready to make a deal, without providing evidence for this claim about Russian readiness to negotiate."

"The Ukrainian president said various countries, including the US, have approached Ukraine for help in defending against Iranian drones. He said he had spoken in recent days to the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait about possible cooperation. Russia has fired tens of thousands of Shaheds at Ukraine since it invaded its neighbor just over four years ago."

"Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary early on Friday of detaining seven employees of Ukraine's state savings bank while they were transporting cash from Austria back to Ukraine. Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban said Budapest would force Ukraine with political and financial tools to reopen the Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian oil to Hungarian refineries."

President Trump pressured Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy to reach a settlement with Russia, asserting Putin is prepared to negotiate without providing evidence. Trump suggested Zelenskyy holds a weak negotiating position and must make compromises. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy reported that multiple countries, including the US and Middle Eastern nations, are requesting Ukraine's expertise in countering Iranian Shahed drones, which Russia has deployed tens of thousands of since invading Ukraine. Additionally, Ukraine's foreign minister accused Hungary of detaining seven state savings bank employees transporting cash from Austria, as Hungarian Prime Minister Orban threatened to use political and financial pressure to force Ukraine to reopen the Russian oil pipeline through Hungary.

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