NEW YORK, March 15. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said he was surprised by Vladimir Zelensky’s reluctance to strike a deal to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

"I’m surprised that Zelensky doesn’t want to make a deal. Tell Zelensky to make a deal because [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s willing to make a deal," Trump told NBC News in an interview.

"Zelensky is far more difficult to make a deal with," the US president added.