A peace plan for the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will first have to go through American President Donald Trump, before being negotiated with Vladimir Putin, assures Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published on Sunday that he wanted to meet future US President Donald Trump to agree on a peace plan before any negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“First with Trump, we agree with him on how to end the war, how to stop Putin“, Volodymyr Zelensky said in this three-hour interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman, also saying that he was “very important that Europe has a voice” in discussions.
We can talk to the Russians
“Trump and I will reach an agreement – and I am sure he will be able to offer strong security guarantees with Europe – and then we can talk to the Russians“, he said. The interview, recorded at the end of December in kyiv, covered many topics and was conducted by Lex Fridman in Russian, with Volodymyr Zelensky answering questions in Ukrainian. The initial version of the video of the The interview, however, only provided English dubbing carried out using artificial intelligence.
The Ukrainian president repeated his expectation that Donald Trump would be able to end the war. “I see now that when I talk about something with Donald Trump – whether in person or on the phone – all European leaders ask me ‘how did it go?’” he said.
“This shows the influence of Donald Trump, and this has never happened before with an American president, in my own experience“, added Volodymyr Zelensky before adding: “It gives you confidence that he can end this war.”
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