Prince Harry made a surprise visit to Ukraine where he has hailed the country for its ‘brave’ defence against Russia.
Donald Trump has has said Prince Harry is not speaking for the UK after the Duke of Sussex called on the President to do more to bring the war in Ukraine to an end.
Asked about Harry’s comments, Trump initially told reporters: “How’s he doing? How’s his wife? Please give her my regards, OK?”
He went on: “I don’t know. I know one thing, Prince Harry is not speaking for the UK, that’s for sure. I think I’m speaking for the UK more than Prince Harry, that’s for sure. But thank him for his advice.”
Harry’s comments came on a surprise visit to Ukraine where he has hailed the country for its “brave” defence against Russia.
Speaking in Kyiv, Harry issued messages to both Trump and Putin. “Years into this war”, Harry told President Putin, “with immense losses and limited gains, it is increasingly clear that this path offers no victor – only more loss.”
He added: “President Putin, no nation benefits from the continued loss of life we are witnessing.” He gave the speech hours after stepping off an overnight train from Poland and arriving at Kyiv’s central station at 8am.
The Prince did not mention Donald Trump by name but he said he had a message for the “American leadership”. Harry said the US – his adopted country – has a “singular role” in this conflict because, when Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear weapons, America had pledged to protect Ukraine’s borders and its sovereignty.
He told the Trump administration: “This is a moment for American leadership – a moment for America to show that it can honour its international treaty obligations – not out of charity, but out of its enduring role in global security and strategic stability.”
