Trump Politico Interview | Trump On Ukraine Peace Plan, Criticises 'Decaying' European Countries President Donald Trump took a hard line with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as well as his counterparts in Europe, Monday, during a wide-ranging interview with Politico. In the interview released Tuesday, Trump again pressed Zelenskyy to accept the U.S. proposal that Ukraine cede territory to Russia, arguing that Moscow retains the “upper hand” in its nearly 4-year-old invasion. “You know, a lot of people are dying,” Trump told Politico on Monday, claiming that other Ukrainian officials that he identified only as Zelenskyy's “lieutenants, his top people” agree with the U.S. administration