With his new 28-point plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump is resurfacing his argument that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky doesn’t “have the cards” to continue on the battlefield and must come to a settlement that heavily tilts in Moscow’s favor.

Trump, who has demonstrated low regard for Zelensky dating back to his first term, says he expects the Ukrainian leader to respond to his administration’s new plan to end the war by next Thursday.

The president said Friday of Zelenksy, “He’s going to have to approve it,” though he was more reconciliatory a day later, saying, “I would like to get to peace.”

“We’re trying to get it ended. One way or the other, we have to get it ended,” Trump told reporters outside the White House on Saturday.

Buffeted by a corruption scandal in his government, battlefield setbacks, and another difficult winter looming as Russia continues to bombard Ukraine’s energy grid, Zelensky says Ukraine is now facing perhaps the most difficult choice in its history.

Zelensky has not spoken with Trump since the plan became public this week, but has said he expects to talk to the Republican president in the coming days. It’s likely to be another in a series of tough conversations the two leaders have had over the years.