Zelenskyy says Trump could end Russia-Ukraine war 'sooner'

The Ukrainian president has said US President-elect Donald Trump's administration could help bring the war with Russia to a faster conclusion.

In an interview with public broadcaster Suspilne on Friday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed Ukraine-US relations and reflected on past conversations with Trump about resolving the conflict, which has continued since 2022.

"He (Trump) has heard the basis on which we stand. I have not heard anything against our position," Zelenskyy said.

Asked if Trump had asked Ukraine to enter into negotiations with Russia, Zelenskyy said: "We are an independent country. And we, during this war, both our people and I, personally, are in negotiations with the United States, with both Trump and Biden, and with European leaders, proved that the 'sit and listen' rhetoric doesn't work with us."

The president said he believes that under Trump's leadership, "the war will end sooner."

"It is very important for us to have a just peace, so that we do not feel that we have lost our best people because of the injustice that has been imposed on us. The war will end, but there is no exact date," he said.

"Certainly, with the policies of the team that will now lead the White House, the war will end sooner. This is their approach, their pledge to their public, and it is also very important to them," Zelenskyy added.

'America First'

Meanwhile, Trump on Thursday repeated his pledge to end the war between Russia and Ukraine as well as stop bloodshed in Middle East.

Trump, who campaigned on an "America First" foreign policy, has said previously that he wanted to strike a deal between Kiev and Moscow, without giving details, and end bloodshed in the Middle East.

"We have to get back to a great country with low taxes and a strong military. We're going to fix our military, we did once and now we're going to have to do it again," he said.

"We're going to work on the Middle East, and we're going to work very hard on Russia and Ukraine. It's got to stop," Trump added.

Trump, who beat Kamala Harris in the November 5 presidential election, has often questioned US support for Kiev and said he could end the conflict in one day after reelection.

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Source: TRT