Trump understands now that we can't just swap territories – Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that US President Donald Trump now understands that ending the Russo-Ukrainian war cannot be achieved simply by exchanging territories, but requires stopping Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin’s ambitions.
Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with Fox News
Details: The presenter recalled that Trump has repeatedly emphasised that any peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia would involve Ukraine ceding territory to Russia. He asked whether the Ukrainian president has accepted this reality and, more broadly, what concessions he would be willing to make.
Quote from Zelenskyy: "First of all, it’s important that today we had a good conversation with President Trump and I think he understands today that we can’t just swap territories. It’s not fair."
Details: When the presenter asked whether Zelenskyy thinks that Trump’s stance has changed, he replied affirmatively.
Quote from Zelenskyy: "Yes, I think so. And God bless, I really count on this – on the continuation of his attitude towards the territorial question and the question of our sovereignty at the end of the day.
And I think it’s not about territories, it’s about the position of Putin. He will continue. If we give him more than he really wants, he will continue. So, the question is how to stop the war, it’s just to stop Putin’s ambitions to change his position on this war."
Background:
- On 23 September, Trump unexpectedly stated that Ukraine could regain all its territories and perhaps even go further.
- Previously, he had repeatedly said that Ukraine would have to make territorial concessions.
- Zelenskyy has described a social media post by US President Donald Trump, which said Ukraine can reclaim all its occupied territories, as a very positive signal.
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