Published January 24, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is warning against former President Trump’s threat of immediately ending the war in Ukraine— because that would mean no more millions of dollars being handed over.
During an interview with the U.K.’s Channel 4 News, Zelensky criticized Trump’s claim he could end Ukraine’s war with Russia in 24 hours as “very dangerous.”
“Donald Trump, I invite you to Ukraine, to Kyiv. If you can stop the war in 24 hours, I think it will be enough to come,” the Ukrainian President said.
Last year, President Joe Biden announced a new $325 million military aid package for Ukraine— despite cutting a $400 million check, which made it the 43rd time the U.S. has sent weapons from its supply to the foreign country.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. has sent over $43 billion in military aid to Zelensky— which apparently is still not enough since he was at a closed-door meeting at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, seeking additional funding and donations for his country.
Zelensky claimed Trump’s plans of forcing a negotiation between Russia and Ukraine are making him “stressed.”
(Trump) is going to make decisions on his own, without … I’m not even talking about Russia, but without both sides, without us. If he says this publicly, that’s a little scary. I’ve seen a lot, a lot of victims, but that’s really making me a bit stressed.
[…] Because even if his idea (for ending the war) – that no one has heard yet – doesn’t work for us, for our people, he will do anything to implement his idea anyway. And this worries me a little.
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SOURCE: www.townhall.com
RELATED: Zelensky hits Trump over rhetoric around war with Russia: ‘Very dangerous’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers his speech at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 15 until Jan. 19, 2024.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Published January 20, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky argued former President Trump’s continued claims that he could intercede, and end the nation’s war with Russia, is “very dangerous.”
In an interview with the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 News, Zelensky invited Trump — who is the GOP front-runner in the presidential race, to visit Ukraine. But, not without a caveat.
“Donald Trump, I invite you to Ukraine, to Kyiv. If you can stop the war during 24 hours, I think it will be enough to come,” he said in the interview, released Friday, according to The Associated Press.
The invitation comes after Trump has repeatedly said he would “solve” the war in Eastern Europe if reelected. In an interview last March, the former president suggested it would be an “easy negotiation” between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“I will have it solved within one day, a peace between them,” Trump had pledged.
The Ukrainian leader sent a similar invite to Trump in November after President Biden visited the war zone. Zelensky said there are some details that someone can only understand by “being here.”
On Friday, Zelensky said the lack of details in Trump’s “peace plan” made him weary to accept it and called out his rhetoric for being “very dangerous,” per the AP.
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SOURCE: www.thehill.com
RELATED: Zelenskyy Says He Is Fearful of Second Trump Presidency
FILE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with media in Riga, Latvia, Jan. 11, 2024. On Friday, he said he was worried at the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House, calling Trump’s claim he could stop Russia’s war on Ukraine in 24 hours as “dangerous.”
Published January 20, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concern over the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House and said he considers the former U.S. president’s claims that he could stop Ukraine’s war with Russia in 24 hours “very dangerous.”
In an interview with the U.K.’s Channel 4 News that aired Friday, Zelenskyy invited the former president and front runner for the Republican presidential nomination to visit Kyiv, provided Trump delivers on his promise in a way that can satisfy Ukraine.
“Donald Trump, I invite you to Ukraine, to Kyiv,” said Zelenskyy. “If you can stop the war during 24 hours, I think it will be enough to come.”
The Ukrainian leader expressed concern over a potential Trump presidency where Trump’s idea of a negotiated peace in Ukraine might involve Ukraine making major concessions to Russia.
“[Trump] is going to make decisions on his own, without … I’m not even talking about Russia, but without both sides, without us,” Zelenskyy said. “If he says this publicly, that’s a little scary. I’ve seen a lot, a lot of victims, but that’s really making me a bit stressed.”
Trump has repeatedly stated that he is well-positioned to negotiate an end to the war that has raged for almost two years, saying he has a good relationship with both Russian and Ukrainian leaders.
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SOURCE: www.voanews.com
