He believes that Ukraine should receive security guarantees.
Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump during a meeting in Trump,, September 27, 2024.
Volodymyr Zelensky said that he told American President Donald Trump about his desire to end the war. However, Ukraine must go until the end of the war in positions of strength, the Ukrainian president said in an interview with Bloomberg on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
In his opinion, the “cheapest” security guarantees for Ukraine would be joining NATO. But guarantees are also needed to join any security alliance.
“I told him that Ukraine, like no one else, wants to end the war. We did not want to start it. We are ready to end it. But we must be in a strong position – that's what I told President Trump .. But I told him frankly, maybe he meant it: you will see, I told him, Mr. President, you will see, when everyone around wants to end the war, you will see that Putin will not end it. end it,” he said.
Therefore, strength is needed – peace through strength.
Zelensky believes that Putin is sick with the idea of war and the desire to prevent Ukraine from living independently.
- After taking office, Donald Trump said that the Ukrainian president wants to end the war.
- Yesterday he called on Russia to conclude an agreement to end the war, otherwise he could impose tariffs on Russian imports and introduce additional sanctions against Russians.