Trump plan to end Ukraine war must prevent new Russian aggression, Zelenskiy says

A frozen conflict will lead to more aggression again and again. Who then will win prizes and go down in history as the victor? No one. It will be an absolute defeat for everyone, both for us, as is important, and for Trump,

Zelenskyy told Britain’s ITV

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

I personally may not know something, be unaware of something,

Peskov said

Vitali Klitschkomayor

All emergency services are on site,

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a post on the Telegram messaging app

There certainly are a lot of sensitive conversations going on,

he told NBC

I’ve had it. Let’s just say I’ve had it ... And I expect to have many more conversations. We have to get that war ended.” ... If we are talking, I don’t want to tell you about the conversations,

Asked by reporters onboard Air Force One on Sunday whether he had had his conversation with Putin since becoming president on 20 January or before, Trump said ... He added ... Trump said

If I had an understanding that America and Europe will not abandon us and they will support us and provide security guarantees, I would be ready for any format for talks,

he said

He needs not just to end the war. He needs to act so that (Russian leader Vladimir) Putin has no chance to wage war on us again. This is the main thing and everyone should recognize that. That would be a victory,

Zelenskyy said

We would have to suspend martial law and if we suspend martial law, we lose the army,

he said

Alongside democratic parties, there are also two anti-democratic parties running, which, in many ways, represent Russian rather than German and European interests,

said Makeiev, seemingly referring to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Sarah Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW).

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

So, stopping – slowing down, not letting him ruin us – it [the world] managed to do it. But to put him in his place, really put him in his place. Hit him over the hands, as they say, the world couldn't manage it. This, frankly, surprises me. It's not the lack of capability, but a failure of will,

Zelenskyy said

Such Russian plans suggest that Russia, not Ukraine, is the party refusing good-faith negotiations and actively pushing for protracted war rather than peace, while also setting conditions to prepare for a potential broader conflict with NATO,

the ISW said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

They are now increasing their army by more than a hundred thousand soldiers,

Zelensky said,

Of course the Russians are demanding and promoting this. They want to create unrest, to create division among the population during an election campaign,

he told DW

I think that under current conditions it is simply not possible to hold free and fair elections,

he told DW

Piers Morganjournalist

The hot phase of the war will end, and when martial law is lifted, elections will be announced,

He always gives the same response ... the Ukrainian president said earlier this week, in an interview with the British journalist Piers Morgan

A degree of stability and good preparation are required,

he said

There's no question [but] that the Russians will use this period to strengthen their military position,

he said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

The Americans helped the most, and therefore the Americans should earn the most. And they should have this priority, and they will. I would also like to talk about this with President Trump,

Zelensky said

If the escalation continues under [Donald] Trump, and the Russian leadership gets the impression that this is a problem that has no solution, it will lead to a world war,

he said

You could really increase the sanctions—especially the latest sanctions [on oil production and exports],

he said