Trump wants to act quickly, but understands that Ukraine will not freeze the war with Russia – Zelensky

The President of Ukraine stated this in an interview with the newspaper Le Parisien.

Zelensky noted that Trump demonstrates a desire to quickly find a solution to the conflict, but does not yet have all the necessary information.

“Currently, he is not yet in the White House and cannot have access to all information: intelligence, the Ministry of Defense, certain diplomatic channels, etc. When he is there, we will be able to speak the same language, with the same level of information,” he said.

According to the president of Ukraine, Trump “knows about my desire not to rush anywhere to the detriment of Ukraine.”

“The country has been fighting for its sovereignty for a long time. No matter how many presidents or prime ministers want to announce the end of the war, we are not going to just give up and give up our independence. The danger would be to say: “Let’s freeze the war and come to an agreement with the Russians,” Zelensky emphasized.

Zelenskyi emphasized the importance of changes in the United States with Trump’s arrival in the White House contributing to Ukraine’s interests. He also informed that the Ukrainian teams are already cooperating with the representatives of the newly elected president.

“We will build relations with the new administration, and this will be our priority. The United States was and remains our leading donor in this war, although for Ukraine, I would like to emphasize, both Europe and the United States are important. We do not put anyone above others. America can influence Putin. The European Union is our future. We see ourselves there,” he said.

Trump’s “peace plan” for Ukraine – what is known

On November 6, The Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump’s advisers put forward different versions of the plan to effectively freeze the front line in Ukraine. One of them provides for Ukraine’s refusal to join NATO for 20 years.

According to the publication, this plan involves freezing the front line and creating an 800-mile demilitarized zone (almost 1300 km). In addition, it provides for Russia to leave approximately 20% of the territory of Ukraine, which the aggressor country seized.

On November 7, it was reported that the Office of the President of Ukraine doubted the authenticity of this plan.

“In general, we can say that the real plans of presidents are hardly announced in newspapers. And there are always a lot of Russian interjections in the newspapers,” Dmytro Lytvyn, adviser to the president of Ukraine on communication, commented on the publication.

The Economist reported that officials in Ukraine rely on two public formulations of Donald Trump’s “peace plan”.

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For its part, The Telegraph reported that Trump’s plan may involve placing European and British troops in a 1,200-kilometer buffer zone between the Russian and Ukrainian armies.

On December 4, the Reuters agency, citing informed sources, reported that Trump’s team offered three options for a “peace plan”, none of which included Ukraine’s possible accession to NATO.

On December 7, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi, having arrived in Paris for the opening ceremony of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, took part in a tripartite meeting with Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron.

On December 8, Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social social network that Ukraine should “immediately cease fire” and called on Kyiv and Moscow to start negotiations.

Zelensky responded to Trump’s call regarding “an immediate cease-fire,” stressing the need to guarantee the reliability of peace.