Zelensky famous that Putin returned to diplomacy and referred to as Trump final week when dealing with the likelihood that the US would provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles.
However “as quickly because the stress eased a bit, the Russians started to attempt to drop diplomacy, postpone the dialogue,” Zelensky stated on Tuesday in a Telegram put up.
“We have to finish this conflict, and solely stress will result in peace,” he stated.
The leaders’ assertion laid down a marker by saying the leaders “stay dedicated to the precept that worldwide borders should not be modified by power.”
Trump final month reversed his long-held place that Ukraine must concede land and urged it may win again all of the territory it has misplaced to Russia. Nevertheless, after a cellphone name with Putin final week and a subsequent assembly with Zelensky on Friday, Trump shifted his place once more and referred to as on Kyiv and Moscow to “cease the place they’re” within the greater than three-year conflict.
On Sunday, Trump stated that the economic Donbas area of jap Ukraine needs to be “minimize up,” leaving most of it in Russian fingers.
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Trump stated on Monday that whereas he thinks it’s doable that Ukraine can finally defeat Russia, he’s now uncertain it should occur.
Ukrainian and European leaders are attempting onerous to maintain Trump on their facet.
“We strongly assist President Trump’s place that the preventing ought to cease instantly, and that the present line of contact needs to be the place to begin of negotiations,” the assertion stated. “We will all see that Putin continues to decide on violence and destruction.”
