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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.

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Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj hat dem golfbegeisterten US-Präsidenten Donald Trump bei ihrem Treffen im Weißen Haus den Golfschläger eines verwundeten Soldaten aus der Ukraine geschenkt. Trump bedankte sich per Videobotschaft.
Selenskyj schenkt Trump einen Golfschläger eines verwundeten ukrainischen Soldaten.

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.