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Zelensky Gifts Trump Wounded Ukrainian Officer’s Putter in Washington

A veterans' video made the exchange public to emphasize personal diplomacy over policy moves.

Overview

  • United by Golf, a veterans' group that includes officer Kostjantyne Kartawzew, released a video on Tuesday showing Trump thanking Zelensky for the gift.
  • In the clip, Trump praises the club as beautifully made and says he will use it for every putt and think of Zelensky.
  • The putter belonged to Kartawzew, who lost a leg early in Russia’s attack on Ukraine, played golf during rehabilitation, and remains a soldier in Ukraine’s armed forces.
  • The club is a putter engraved with the phrase “Let’s putt peace together,” framing the gift as a peace‑minded gesture.
  • Zelensky presented the club during a Monday meeting with Trump in Washington in the presence of several European heads of state and government.