{"id":14503,"date":"2025-12-31T15:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=14503"},"modified":"2025-12-31T15:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:18:13","slug":"trump-wraps-up-year-as-he-meets-with-zelenskyy-netanyahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=14503","title":{"rendered":"Trump Wraps up Year as He Meets With Zelenskyy, Netanyahu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(The Center Square) \u2013 As the first year of President Donald Trump\u2019s second term comes to a close, he says he remains committed to achieving peace in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, as evidenced by his hosting of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy just a day apart.\n<\/p>\n

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The president hosted the leaders at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., in an attempt to achieve peace in the war-stricken regions.\n<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s Sunday meeting left the president optimistic, he said, claiming Russia and Ukraine are \u201ccloser than ever\u201d to striking a peace deal.\n<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy appeared confident as U.S. officials gave assurances of security guarantees to Ukraine, as well as aiding in the reconstruction of the war-torn nation \u2013 in the form of business expansion.\n<\/p>\n

However, the optimism may have hit a snag on Monday as Trump said during a morning call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that he accused Ukrainian forces of trying to attack his residence.\n<\/p>\n

Trump expressed his anger at the possible attack, adding that he prevented Ukraine from obtaining and using Tomahawk missiles against Russia.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI stopped the Tomahawks. I didn\u2019t want that, because we\u2019re talking about, you know, it\u2019s a delicate period of time. This is not the right time. It\u2019s one thing to be offensive because they\u2019re offensive. It\u2019s another thing to attack his house. It\u2019s not the right time to do any of that, and can do it,\u201d Trump told reporters Monday afternoon.\n<\/p>\n

The president added that there could be some doubt about whether the attack had occurred, saying it was possible that it hadn\u2019t happened.\n<\/p>\n

As Trump is working to bring an end to the war in Ukraine between the two Eastern European nations, he addressed ongoing tensions in the Middle East between Israel and Iran.\n<\/p>\n

Trump and Netanyahu reportedly discussed the potential of future strikes on Iran if the Islamic Republic attempts to rebuild its nuclear capabilities, following U.S. strikes in June that targeted the country\u2019s nuclear sites.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI hear Iran is looking to rebuild its facilities again, and if they do we will have to knock them down again,\u201d the president told reporters during a press conference. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have no choice but very quickly to eradicate that build up. So I hope Iran is not trying to build up, as I\u2019ve been reading.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

In addition to Iran, the two leaders discussed implementing the second phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas. One of the sticking points to the agreed-upon plan is that Hamas must disarm.\n<\/p>\n

Trump warned the terror group, reiterating prior threats if they don\u2019t follow through by disarming.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be horrible for them \u2013 horrible, really, really bad for [Hamas]. I don\u2019t want that to happen, but they made an agreement that they\u2019re going to disarm.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

A reporter asked the president if he was concerned about Israel not \u201cmoving quickly enough to phase two of the peace plan,\u201d to which he responded by underscoring that the ball is in Hamas\u2019s court.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I\u2019m not concerned about anything that Israel is doing. I\u2019m concerned about what other people are doing or maybe aren\u2019t doing, but I\u2019m not concerned. They\u2019ve lived up to the plan.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

While there are lingering concerns over the future of Iran rebuilding its capabilities and Hamas\u2019s reluctance to disarm, the president indicated that the Abraham Accords will be expanded, indicating that Saudi Arabia could soon sign on with the accords, adding that Israel and Saudi Arabia \u201cwill get along great.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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This article was originally published at The Center Square. Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok.<\/em>
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