Senators Are Looking for Trump to Offer a Path Forward on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Trump that he is ready to come to the negotiating table.

Barasso, Tuberville

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After negotiations between President Donald Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blew up last week, senators are looking for Trump to lay out concrete steps on where talks can go from here during his joint address Tuesday.

“He’s got to have a plan,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville said. “We’ve gotten millions of people hurt and killed. So it’s just sad. It’s sad how we handle wars here. We get way too involved.”

In less than a week, Trump and Vice President JD Vance publicly lectured Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, took a minerals deal off the table until Zelenskyy was “ready for Peace,” and paused military aid to Ukraine.