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I presented him our Victory Plan, and we thoroughly reviewed the situation in Ukraine and the consequences of the war for our people,
The Victory Plan has been presented to America, and we explained each point in detail. Now, our teams will work to implement every step and decision,
We need [a] just peace, we need [a] just peace. It’s so important to have [a] just peace for the people, especially for the families who lost their children. It’s [a] big tragedy,
Zelenskyy told Fox News after the pair met I have heard that 400 people work here, but I wanted very much to come here and to thank you,
Putin started this war, and he could end it tomorrow if he simply withdrew his troops from Ukraine’s sovereign territory,
I think we have a common view that the war in Ukraine has to be stopped and Putin can’t win,
Zelenskyy said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin I don’t want to interfere in any way in the elections,
He also told reporters ... trying to publicly and privately distance himself then from U.S. domestic politics He could have grandstanded and played cute,
Every time Zelensky comes to the United States, he walks away with $100 billion. I think he's the greatest salesman on Earth. But we're stuck in that war unless I'm president."
At a campaign rally in Georgia, Trump continued his attacks on Zelensky I hope we have more good relations with us."
During the meeting on Friday at Trump Tower in Manhattan, Zelensky responded to Trump's comment about the former president's relationship with Putin We must stand with our allies and our partners. We must defend our democratic values and stand up to aggressors, and we must stand for international order, rules and norms. Each one of these principles is at stake in Ukraine, and that is why Ukraine's fight matters,
the Democratic presidential nominee added At some point, [the war] has to end. [Zelensky's] gone through hell. His country has gone through hell."
While speaking with reporters and standing next to Zelensky, Trump added We understand that even in any kind of future negotiations, Ukraine has to be strong. That's what it's about,
Zelenskyy told Jenkins when asked why he met with Trump No, I said that I think that we understand much more better than everybody, really, including Donald Trump, what's going on in Ukraine and how to stop him. It's difficult to understand,
Ukraine, during the war in Ukraine before the full-scale invasion — two different countries. So without this experience, you can't really understand how to stop [Russian President Vladimir Putin],
Nobody kicked him, and that meant he understood that he can occupy it and go further. He can occupy new territories of Ukraine,
It's an honour to have the president with us, and he's been through a lot,
We'll see what happens."
When asked on Thursday by a reporter if Ukraine should hand over some land to Russia to end the war - a non-starter for Kyiv - Trump replied We have to decide it now, because after November, we don’t know who is, only Americans decide who will be the president, but we understand that till November, we can’t stop Putin,
If I’m elected President, the war with Russia and Ukraine will end quickly. If not, that war will never end.”