{"id":2610238,"date":"2026-06-03T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-complains-iran-is-taking-priority-over-ukraine-for-us\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:03:58","slug":"zelensky-complains-iran-is-taking-priority-over-ukraine-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-complains-iran-is-taking-priority-over-ukraine-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky complains Iran is taking priority over Ukraine for US"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-complains-iran-is-taking-priority-over-ukraine-for-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2610238&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Volodymyr Zelensky said that,during a Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv,the war with Russia is no longer the top priority for U.S. officials-he noted that Iran is regarded as the main issue for the United States. Zelensky added that while his preferred \u201cstrongest option\u201d is an American and European presence at the negotiating table, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-soccer-caves-offers-identical-contracts-to-mens-womens-teams\/\" title=\"U.S. Soccer Caves, Offers Identical Contracts To Men\u2019s, Women\u2019s Teams\">remains eager<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-rouhani-urges-biden-to-restore-failed-nuclear-deal-for-third-consecutive-day\/\" title=\"President Rouhani urges Biden to restore failed nuclear deal for third consecutive day\">direct talks<\/a> with Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Rutte visited Ukraine on an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unannounced trip shortly<\/a> after Russian drone and missile attacks killed at least 13 people and injured more than 100. In Washington, lawmakers are pushing a House vote on a bill to provide over $1 billion in defense aid and up to $8 billion in direct loans to Ukraine, though its passage in the Senate remains uncertain.Rutte also warned young Russians about the misleading promises of recruitment bonuses,arguing recruits face poor training,substandard equipment,and high risk of death or injury.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that prospects for a negotiated settlement between Ukraine and Russia \u201cdon\u2019t look great.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"891\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> lamented during a Wednesday press conference with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"603\">NATO<\/a> Secretary General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-rutte\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11778\">Mark Rutte<\/a> that his country\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia-ukraine-war\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"311\">war with Russia<\/a> is no longer top of mind for U.S. officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran is the No. 1 issue for the United States, and only after that comes Ukraine,\u201d Zelensky <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KyivPost\/status\/2062189939324752221\">said<\/a> in Kyiv. \u201cUnfortunately, we are in the queue of these wars.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4592785\/uk-protesters-clash-with-police-murder-henry-nowak\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>UK police clash with protesters over murder of Henry Nowak<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4592575\/iran-hits-kuwait-bahrain-damaging-attacks-ceasefire\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran hits Kuwait and Bahrain in one of most damaging attacks since ceasefire<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4591220\/muslim-country-uae-condemn-israel-al-aqsa-occupation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Eight Muslim countries, including UAE, condemn Israel over al-Aqsa mosque occupation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rutte arrived in Ukraine on an unannounced visit one day after a Russian drone and missile <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4590626\/russia-massive-drone-missile-attack-against-ukraine\/\">attack<\/a> killed at least 13 people and injured more than 100. In the United States, members of the House of Representatives are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4566984\/moderate-gop-join-all-democrats-force-vote-ukraine-aid\/\">forcing<\/a> a vote on a bill that would authorize more than $1 billion in defense aid and up to $8 billion in direct loans to the embattled nation. The bill faces an uncertain future in the Senate. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Zelensky said the \u201cstrongest option\u201d would be to have American and European representatives at the negotiating table, he reiterated his desire to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-biden-wont-hold-direct-talks-with-kim-jong-un-experts-warn-china-will-take-over-korean-affairs-if-u-s-fails-to-open-direct-talks\/\" title=\"WH: Biden won\u2019t hold ... with Kim Jong Un, experts ...n China will take over Korean affairs if U.S. fails to open ...\">hold direct talks<\/a> with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe support any format, and I am ready for direct negotiations with Putin to end this war, rather than waiting in line for everyone to end all the conflicts in the world, and then it comes to us,\u201d Zelensky said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the press conference, Rutte issued a stern warning to young Russians considering taking advantage of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4434856\/russia-cash-bonuses-frees-prisoners-to-replenish-troops-ukraine\/\">generous bonuses<\/a> for military recruits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4591347\/russia-europe-chose-war-america-pays-price\/\"><strong>RUSSIA SAYS EUROPE CHOSE WAR \u2014 AMERICA PAYS THE PRICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou are being sold a raw deal,\u201d Rutte <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KyivPost\/status\/2062207616164516211\">said<\/a>. \u201cMen like you will join the fight. You won\u2019t be trained. The equipment they will provide you is substandard. There is a very high chance that you will die or will be wounded while you are out there. And odds are that if you are wounded, you will be left to suffer in the mud and die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio is currently in a marathon of hearings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Rubio <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4592927\/prospects-russia-ukraine-deal-rubio-putin-zelensky\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">told<\/a> the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the prospects of a negotiated settlement between Ukraine and Russia \u201cdon\u2019t look great.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky: US prioritizes Iran over Ukraine; war isn\u2019t top focus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4301,"featured_media":2610239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26154515198573.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3823,45434,6991,36408,8630],"class_list":["post-2610238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran","tag-russia-ukraine-war","tag-ukraine","tag-us-foreign-policy","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26154515198573.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610238"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610242,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610238\/revisions\/2610242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}