# Trump told Zelenskyy he had no cards. Then Ukraine took the war to Russia

https://mins.news/en/video/19393

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-11 17:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQNIKM6vrqI

> Last year, President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine was in serious trouble and had no cards to play. The confrontation that followed was severe enough for the Ukrainian delegation to be told to leave the White House. After meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Trump appeared ready to press Ukraine toward an unfavourable peace agreement. The course of events then shifted as Ukraine carried the war into Russia.

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