“I will take seriously a conversation only with the President of the US” - Zelensky on the statements of the Trump team on negotiations with Russia
Kyiv • UNN
The Ukrainian president said he would only take seriously a conversation with Trump, not his entourage. The Ukrainian and US teams will work on a meaningful meeting after Trump takes office.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he would only take seriously a conversation with US President Donald Trump, commenting on the versions that are being voiced by members of Trump's team about possible negotiations with Russia. He said this in an interview with Suspilne on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Ukrainian Radio, UNN reports.
There are different voices in the environment of each president, different voices that fulfill a particular task or objective. Sometimes we may not realize why they are doing this. Sometimes they look at the reaction of societies, their own and others, with whom they need to negotiate. Somewhere it is a personal expression of will by someone around them to show off, to draw people's attention to themselves, or maybe Trump. As the President of Ukraine, I will take a conversation seriously only with the President of the United States. With all due respect to any environment, any people
He noted that the Ukrainian and U.S. teams will work on a meaningful meeting.
Our teams will work on a meaningful meeting. I will be able to talk about certain lines, about how the United States sees it, how we respond to their vision, after a substantive meeting with President Trump, when he will have all his powers
Addendum
The Telegraph reported that Donald Trump may call on European and British troops to provide an 800-mile (1,200-kilometer) buffer zone between the Russian and Ukrainian armies as part of a plan to freeze the war between the two countries.
In October, J.D. Vance, who was elected as the US vice president, commenting on the war in Ukraine, spoke about "ceding territory". He said that Donald Trump's leadership would promote a "peaceful" settlement.
In June, Keith Kellogg and Fred Fleitz, who advised Trump during his first presidency, presented him with another proposal that called for America to cut aid to Ukraine if it did not enter into peace talks.
