Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticised President Trump for “selling out” Ukraine after his high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska ended without a deal. Schumer accused Trump of bowing down to Putin and giving him legitimacy, a global stage, and zero accountability. Trump later briefed NATO and European leaders on the meeting, who responded by doubling down on their support for Ukraine. Schumer accused Trump of rolling out the red carpet for Putin, calling him an “authoritarian thug.” Trump defended the outcome of the summit, saying it is up to Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to come to an agreement. Trump and Zelensky are expected to meet on Monday at the Oval Office. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would support Trump’s quest for a Nobel Peace Prize if he is able to negotiate an end to the more than three-year war that repudiates the Kremlin’s claims to Ukrainian territory. Zelensky has pushed back on Trump’s suggestion that any truce would likely require a land swap of territories Russia has taken over since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Schumer criticized Trump for not awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for’selling out Ukraine’.
