Zelenskyy planned to gift Trump iPad with live war data, FT reports
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump (photo: Getty Images)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wanted to gift his American counterpart, Donald Trump, an iPad that allowed real-time monitoring of the situation on the front line, Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller reports.
According to Miller, Zelenskyy told him about this in an interview last month. He planned to present the tablet to Trump at the Munich Security Conference in February 2026.
"I honestly wanted to give it to Trump...in Munich. Why? Because on my iPad I can immediately see what attacks are taking place — drones, missiles, and so on — what we are intercepting in real time, and also how much one kilometer of our land costs at any given moment," the Ukrainian president said.
Zelenskyy added that his tablet also shows how much one kilometer of occupied land costs Russian soldiers.
However, he was unable to give the tablet to Trump, as he did not attend the Munich Conference.
Zelenskyy said he did not discuss sanctions against Russia or easing US restrictions with Trump. At the same time, he noted that there is already a concrete need for direct contact with the US leader.
Meanwhile, media reports that peace talks on Ukraine mediated by the United States have effectively failed, as Trump lost interest in the negotiation process due to the war in Iran.
The last round of trilateral talks took place in Geneva on February 17–18. The next meeting was planned for March 5 in Abu Dhabi, but it was postponed after the start of US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Now the venue cannot be determined, as the Russians do not want to go to the United States, and the Americans do not want to go to Europe.
Moreover, the round of talks that has still not taken place may become the last if Russia does not force Ukraine to accept its terms. In that case, Moscow is considering withdrawing from the negotiation process.
