– He heard what foundations we stand on. I haven't heard anything against our position, says the president Ukraine.
Zelensky was asked whether Trump demands Ukraine's participation in negotiations with Russia. – We are an independent country. And we, during this war, our people, I personally are negotiating with United States and with Trump, with Biden, with European leaders. These negotiations have proven that the rhetoric of “sit down and listen” does not work for us, he replied.
War in Ukraine. Zelensky on the backstage of the conversation with Trump. “There is no exact date”
The president also said that in his opinion, under the Trump administration “the war will end sooner”.
– A just peace is very important to us so that we do not feel that we have lost everything because of the injustice that has been imposed on us. The war will end, but there is no exact date. Certainly, thanks to the policies of this team that now leads the White House, the war will end sooner. This is their approach, their promise to society, and it is also very important to them, Zelensky emphasized.
US election results. Ukraine happy with Donald Trump's victory?
How we described in Interiaaccording to the findings of “The Economist” by many members of the Ukrainian administration was secretly counting on a Republican victory in the USA. They are said to be very disappointed with the actions of Joe Biden's associates.
The British editors point out that Ukrainians were faced with a choice: maintaining their existence or a “wild card” president. They are publicly known two variants of ending the conflict by Republicans. The first assumes freezing the conflict with the acceptance of Russia's territorial gains, the second strengthening aid to Ukraine.
The second option will most likely mean serious costs for Kiev, for example by giving the Americans control over part of its natural resources. However, according to “The Economist”, Ukrainian elites they are willing to take risks.