President Trump Makes ‘Promise’ About His Future Golf Rounds originally appeared on The Spun.
President Trump invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House today to discuss ways to end the ongoing war with Russia. But as President Trump enjoys receiving gifts, President Zelenskyy decided to bring him one that he probably enjoyed quite a lot.
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At the meeting, President Zelenskyy presented Trump with a special golf club belonging to Ukrainian soldier Kostiantyn Kartavtsev, who lost a leg while saving his fellow soldiers in 2022. Kartavtsev has been using the sport of golf while recovering from his injury.
In gratitude for the heartfelt gift, President Trump shared a video message for the wounded soldier. He complimented Kartavtsev on his swing and called him “an amazing person” before pledging to think about him whenever he uses it and to do what he can to help Ukraine.
“I just watched your swing. I know a lot about golf and your swing is great,” the President said. “It looks beautiful and you’re gonna be a very good golfer, very soon. But I also wanna thank you for this putter. It’s beautiful and it’s made with real love, and it’s given to me with real love from you… You’re an amazing person, and you just keep playing golf and doing all of the other things. Your country is a great country. We’re trying to bring it back to health and your president is working very, very hard to make it that way… Every time I sink a putt, I’ll be thinking about you. Thank you Kostiantyn.”
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The most avid golfer
We’ve had plenty of Presidents that were passionate about sports through the years. The late Gerald Ford was even a championship-winning football player at Michigan.
But you’ll be hard-pressed to find a U.S. President who was as passionate about any one sport as Trump is about golf. Golf has been a part of Trump’s world for decades. His Trump National golf courses dot the world and there are very few vacations he’s ever taken where golf isn’t a part of it.
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Suffice it to say, he’ll get plenty of chances to make use of the golf club that Zelenskyy gave him.
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND – JULY 10: Donald Trump plays a round of golf after the opening of The Trump International Golf Links Course on July 10, 2012 in Balmedie, Scotland. The controversial £100m course opens to the public on Sunday July 15. Further plans to build hotels and homes on the site have been put on hold until a decision has been made on the building of an offshore windfarm nearby. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
The peace talks
Trump has been trying to get Ukraine and Russia to reach some kind of an accord on a peace agreement or even a mere ceasefire since his presidency began six months ago. The war consumed almost the entirety of former President Joe Biden’s term in office with no resolution even coming close.
Last week Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and it’s not entirely clear what, if anything, was agreed to behind closed doors.
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While progress can be made with each individually, true “peace talks” don’t seem viable until both of them are sitting down at the proverbial table together.
It’s going to take more than a couple of token gifts to the President of the United States for lasting peace to be achieved between them.
President Trump Makes ‘Promise’ About His Future Golf Rounds first appeared on The Spun on Aug 19, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Aug 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
