“This statement is very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia in that Crimea was lost years ago under the auspices of President Barack Hussein Obama, and is not even a point of discussion,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday.

The US president has consistently pinned the blame for the outbreak of war on Zelensky and alleged that he was responsible for “millions of deaths.”

“Nobody is asking Zelensky to recognise Crimea as Russian Territory, but if he wants Crimea, why didn’t they fight for it eleven years ago when it was handed over to Russia without a shot being fired?” Trump added, alluding to the takeover of the territory by Russia through an invasion of its armed forces in 2014.

Trump alleged that such “inflammatory statements” are making it difficult to “settle” this war. “He has nothing to boast about!” the U.S. President said.