Zelnsky: We have to negotiate with Russia after consulting with Trump

“After talking to Trump, we have to go somehow the format with the Russians,” Ukrainian President Walodimir Zelksky said in an interview with the Associated Press. And I would love to see the United States, Ukraine and the Russians at the negotiating table. And honestly, the voice of the European Union must be heard at the negotiating table. “

He added that Kiev is in contact with the Trump administration, but the discussions are still in general.

Zelnsky believes that personal meetings between Kiev’s representatives and the United States will soon be held to reach more accurate agreements. At the same time, he said that US Special Envoy Keith Clag’s visit to Ukraine has been delayed “for legal reasons”.

Zelksky also said in an interview with the Associated Press that the idea of ​​sending peacekeepers to Ukraine was not sufficiently guaranteed by Western countries.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin had said he was ready to talk to Donald Trump about all the favorite areas of both countries. Trump has also insisted that he wants to meet Putin immediately. Moscow has repeatedly stated that it is ready to negotiate with Ukraine, but in October, Kiev introduced legal ban.

Meanwhile, Reuters News agency reported that the US presidential representative on Ukrainian affairs said that the United States wants to hold elections in Ukraine by the end of the year, especially if Kiev could agree with Russia in the coming months.

Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, Kate Clag, told Reuters in an interview that the Ukrainian presidential and parliamentary elections suspended during the war with Russia “must be carried out.”

Ukraine’s removal of US-Rossia talks on the “very dangerous” war

Wallodimir Zelnsky also said on Saturday that his country would be “very dangerous” from the US and Russian talks about the Ukrainian war and called for further talks between Kiev and Washington to create a ceasefire plan.

In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press, Zelksky said: “Russia does not want to participate in the ceasefire negotiations or talk about any concessions, what the Kremlin interprets as damages when its forces have superior hands on the battlefield.”

He said Trump could bring Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table by threatening the sanctions targeting the Russian banking and energy system, as well as continuous support for the Ukrainian army. “I think these are the closest and most important steps,” he said in an interview in the capital of Ukraine, which lasted more than an hour.

Zelksky’s remarks followed Trump’s Friday statements, saying US and Russian officials were already talking about ending the war. Trump said his government had “very serious” talks with Russia, but did not explain further.

“They may have their relationships, but talking about Ukraine without us is dangerous to everyone,” Zelksky said. We need to work more on this. “It seems that Trump is focused on domestic issues in the first few weeks after his inauguration.”

In the first phone call with Trump during the presidential campaign, the two sides agreed to meet if Trump wins to discuss the necessary steps to end the war. But the planned trip to Kate Clag has been delayed, seeking a sudden stopping of foreign aid, which has virtually stopped Ukrainian organizations.

“I believe that we (must) have to meet him first, and that’s important,” Zelksky said. As for the “common view of the rapid end of the war”, I must also say that this is what everyone wants in Europe. “

Wallodimir Zelnsky warned of allowing Putin to take control of the war. Without security guarantees from Ukraine allies, any agreement with Russia would only act as ahead for future aggression, Zeansky said. Membership in the NATO Coalition, the long -standing desire of Kiev, which Moscow has decisively rejected, is still the main choice of Zeansky.

Zelnsky said membership in NATO is “the cheapest” option for Ukraine allies and also reinforces Trump’s geopolitical view. “I really believe that these are the cheapest security guarantees that Ukraine can get, the cheapest guarantee for everyone,” he said. This will be a sign that Russia does not decide who is in NATO and who is not, but the US decision. “I think this is a great victory for Trump.”

In addition, Zelnsky said the Ukrainian 6,000 -strong army would be a concession for the NATO coalition, especially if Trump seeks to restore US troops abroad. He said other security guarantees should be supported with sufficient weapons from the United States and Europe and support for Kiev to develop its defense industry.

Zelnski also said that France’s proposal to establish European forces in Ukraine as a deterrent to Russia is being formed, but he expressed skepticism, saying that there were many questions about the structure of command and control and their number of forces and positions.

He said the issue was raised with French President Emmanuel Macron. “I said in the presence of two leaders that we are interested in this as part of security guarantees, but not as the only security guarantee,” the Ukrainian president said. This is not enough. “

“Rubio has to come to Ukraine to see what Russia was doing,” Zelksky also said of US Secretary of State Marko Rubio’s remarks that the war had pushed Ukraine for five years. But to see what the Ukrainian people did, what they could do for Ukraine and the world. “

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