Establishing good relations with Russia does not work with Putin: Zelensky on Trump
Kyiv • UNN
Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Trump's attempts to establish good relations with Russia have failed. Easing sanctions against Russia will be seen by Putin as weakness.
US President Donald Trump tried to establish good diplomatic relations with Russia. But this method does not work with a person like Vladimir Putin. If sanctions against the Russian Federation are eased, Putin will conclude that Trump is a weak president.
This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi in an interview with Le Figaro, reports UNN.
Donald Trump is interested in ending this war as soon as possible. We have the same desire. But to stop this war means to stop Putin. Not someone else, no, but stopping Putin. Some diplomats really tried to figure it out, but made many mistakes trying to maintain good relations with him, trying to create an atmosphere conducive to negotiations. But Putin is Putin and will remain so. He understands from the first second what you want. He retreats only in front of strong people. You have to be strong to force someone to stop your war
Zelenskyi believes that if Trump eases sanctions against the Russian Federation, Putin will draw only one conclusion: that Trump is a weak president.
Donald Trump tried to establish good diplomatic relations with Russia. But this method does not work with a person like Putin. Offer to ease sanctions in exchange for concessions from his side? It won't work. Putin is not someone you can thank. If Donald Trump eases sanctions against Russia, he will draw only one conclusion: he is a weak president and therefore can move on to the next step
Zelenskyi emphasized that Putin lives under pressure 24 hours a day.
There is no opposition in Russia. Neither in the Kremlin nor outside the Kremlin. For 25 years, his goal has been to preserve and strengthen power. He did it by killing his opponents. But also by dividing Europe, the United States, and Europeans among themselves. Because he cannot fight everyone. He would lose. And if he loses, he also loses his power, his Kremlin
Asked if it still seems possible to him that Trump will realize that Putin does not want peace and will eventually turn against him, Zelenskyi answered:
I hope so! In Saudi Arabia, we accepted an unconditional ceasefire. Vladimir Putin, no. That was the first signal that Putin does not want an end to the war. Then we said "yes" to a partial agreement and made compromises. But Putin always blocks
Zelenskyi noted that Russian leaders live in their own world.
They do not want to recognize the existence of neighbors. Today there are enough examples to understand that Putin does not want to end the war until Ukraine accepts all his conditions and loses its independence
Addition
Recently, Trump suggested that Putin may be deliberately delaying the ceasefire in Ukraine.
According to analysts at the Institute for the Study of War, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is hampering Trump's efforts aimed at ensuring a lasting and stable peaceful settlement.
