Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that the “unpredictability” of Donald Trump, who is due to take office on January 20 at the White House, can help end the war in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that “unpredictability” of Donald Trump, who is due to take office on January 20 at the White House, can help end the war in Ukraine. “Trump can be decisive (…) in this war. He can help us stop (Vladimir) Putin. He is very strong and unpredictable”Zelensky said in a television interview, believing that the US president-elect “really wants to end the war.”
“I would really like this unpredictability of President Trump to apply to Russia”he added.
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The arrival of Donald Trump at the White House raises hopes in kyiv of strong decisions after almost three years of Russian invasion, but also the fear of a drop in American financial and military support, which the Republican has criticized numerous occasions.
Zelensky has long refused to negotiate an end to the war with Vladimir Putin, but recently softened his position, notably agreeing to temporarily give up trying to retake the territories conquered by Moscow, in exchange for security guarantees from NATO and an increase in arms deliveries to kyiv. He said Thursday that any security guarantees to Ukraine that did not involve the United States would be “weak guarantees”.
