Overview
- Speaking at the Doha Forum, Donald Trump Jr said his father may exit the Ukraine peace process, calling the president unpredictable.
- He argued U.S. voters lack appetite for continued funding and said the United States should not carry Ukraine’s reconstruction bill.
- Trump Jr accused Ukraine of deep corruption and criticized Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s leadership, while offering an unverified anecdote about wealthy Ukrainians abroad.
- He said fentanyl trafficking poses a greater immediate danger to the United States than the war, and labeled Europe’s sanctions strategy as ineffective.
- Trump Jr holds no formal policy role, and no change in U.S. policy was announced, though reporting has indicated U.S. negotiators have pressed Kyiv on territorial concessions.