Zelensky: war in Ukraine will end sooner with Trump in office

This will not only deepen the severity of the Ukraine situation, but also have extremely significant implications for east Asia's security situation,

Takeshi Iwaya said, pledging further support

It's hard to know with President Trump's style, what's his end game here,

Moran added

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

I don't think Putin wants peace at all, ... but this does not mean that he does not want to sit down with one of the leaders."

Zelensky said, ... according to Ukrainian online newspaper The Kyiv Independent

This is their approach, their promise to their citizens,

the Ukrainian leader added

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

We have to understand what the Russians want

Zelensky

You are at war with a state that does not value its people, that has a lot of equipment, that does not care how many people die.

Referring to Ukraine, he said

We can do training and other support but the barrel of the gun is going to be European... and we are not paying for it

one source was quoted as saying

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

We will do everything that depends on us (to ensure a meeting). We had a really good meeting in September,

Zelenskyy said ... adding he

In order to stop the Russian army, new reserves, kitted out with the equipment we have been waiting for so long, will now arrive,

he said

Russia remains the only obstacle to a just and durable peace, ... We will remain united by Ukraine's side."

the Group of Seven industrialised nations, of which Italy holds the rotating presidency, said in a statement in Italian, adding

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

During this war, both our people and I personally, in negotiations with the U.S. — with Trump, Biden, and European leaders — have shown that the rhetoric of 'Sit down and listen' does not work with us."

Zelenksy said

He (Trump) has heard the basis on which we stand. I have not heard anything against our position."

Zelenskyy emphasised the alignment of Ukraine's position with Trump, stating

It is very important for us to have a just peace, so that we do not feel that we have lost our best people because of the injustice that has been imposed on us. The war will end, but there is no exact date. Certainly, with the policies of the team that will now lead the White House, the war will end sooner. This is their approach, their pledge to their public, and it is also very important to them,

he added

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

It is certain that the war will end sooner with the policies of the team that will now lead the White House. This is their approach, their promise to their citizens,

the Ukrainian president said in an interview with media outlet Suspilne on Friday

I didn’t hear anything that goes against our position,

he added

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

Now there may be other conversations, other calls. Just a lot of words,

Zelenskyy said in his evening address

We’re going to work very hard on Russia and Ukraine. It’s got to stop.”

Speaking at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Friday, Trump said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

For our part, we must do everything we can to ensure that this war ends next year. We have to end it by diplomatic means,

Zelensky said in an interview with Ukrainian radio

The war will end, but we don't know the exact date,

he added

I have an idea what it is but I’m not going to talk about it.”

When asked how the United States would pressure Russia to lay down its weapons, he said