Donald Trump hits out at Volodymyr Zelenskyy on prolonging ‘killing field’

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House (Alex Brandon/AP)

President Donald Trump has lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying the Ukrainian leader is prolonging the “killing field” after he pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part a potential peace plan.

Mr Zelenskyy on Tuesday ruled out the idea of Ukraine ceding territory to Russia as part of any agreement before high-level talks set for Wednesday in London among US, European and Ukrainian officials.