KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned safety ensures for Kyiv to finish Russia’s struggle would solely be efficient if the USA offers them, and that he hoped to fulfill US President-elect Donald Trump quickly after his inauguration.
In an interview with US podcaster Lex Fridman revealed on Sunday (Jan 5), Zelenskyy mentioned Ukrainians have been relying on Trump to force Moscow to end its war and that Russia would escalate in Europe if Washington have been to stop the North Atlantic Treaty Group (NATO) navy alliance.
Virtually three years after Russia’s invasion, the election of Trump, who returns to the White Home on Jan 20, has sparked hope of a diplomatic decision to cease the struggle, but in addition fears in Kyiv {that a} fast peace might come at a excessive value.
Zelenskyy used the three-hour interview revealed on YouTube to name for Ukraine’s NATO membership, emphasising his perception {that a} ceasefire with out safety ensures for Kyiv would merely give Russia time to rearm for a brand new assault.
The Ukrainian chief mentioned the White Home beneath Trump had a significant function to play in offering safety ensures and asserted that he and the US president-elect noticed eye to eye on the necessity for a “peace via power” strategy to ending the battle.
“With out the USA, safety ensures will not be potential. I imply these safety ensures that may forestall Russian aggression,” he mentioned, tacitly acknowledging that Kyiv’s European allies could be too weak militarily to handle on their very own.
