Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that he can impose peace in Ukraine in “24 hours”, without ever explaining how, but by decrying the extent of the aid paid to kyiv.
Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump in New York, USA, September 27, 2024. (UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER / HANDOUT)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday for “his impressive victory” in the US presidential election, hoping that his election will help Ukraine achieve a “just peace”.
“I appreciate President Trump's commitment to the 'peace through strength' approach to global affairs. This is exactly the principle that can concretely bring Ukraine closer to a just peace,” responded Volodymyr Zelensky, after the Republican claimed victory.
Donald Trump has repeatedly hammered
be able to impose peace in Ukraine in “24 hours”
without ever explaining how, but decrying the extent of the aid given to kyiv to resist the Russian invasion. He also made laudatory remarks about Vladimir Putin. Therefore, in Europe as in Ukraine,
the fear is to see Donald Trump force Ukraine to negotiate with Russia
under very favorable conditions in Moscow.
“Great meeting”
In this context, Volodymyr Zelensky called on American Democrats and Republicans for “strong bipartisan support for Ukraine”. He also recalled his “tremendous” meeting with Donald Trump in New York in September.
“I remember our wonderful meeting with President Trump in September, during which we discussed in detail the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the United States, the plan for victory and ways to end the “Russian aggression against Ukraine,” he wrote on X.
Zelensky and Trump have a complex relationship, also due to an American political scandal dating back to 2019. Following the revelation of the content of a telephone conversation between Donald Trump, then President of the United States, and the Ukrainian leader, the tenant of the White House found himself accused of having
is pressuring Ukraine to open a corruption investigation targeting the son of Joe Biden, his Democratic rival.
This affair led to the impeachment trial against Donald Trump, but he was ultimately acquitted by the US Senate.
