Zelensky is panicking. He claims that Putin is trying to “manipulate” Trump and take advantage of Trump’s desire for peace. These are the desperate actions of a dead man walking. Zelensky knows that if Putin and Trump negotiate an end to the war, his complicity in the Deep State scheme will be exposed, and he is done for. His only chance at survival, is for the US/NATO to take over the war, fight Russia directly, and win. Any other scenario, and Zelensky ends up in a casket… and he knows it. This is why Zelensky is begging for US troops to fight Russia, and why Zelensky does not want an end to this war.