Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine may try to end the hot phase of the war by the end of this year.
It is possible to end the hot phase of the war with Russia before the end of 2024, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky expressed this opinion in a conversation with the BBC. He wasn’t the only one talking the other day about how long the war was going to last. Correspondent.net I have collected the latest statements on this matter.
With the help of the West and diplomacy
“I think if we act in concert and follow the format of the Peace Summit, we can end the hot phase of the war. We can try to do it before the end of this year,” Zelensky said.
The peace plan must be fully agreed with Ukraine’s allies so that “no one tries to replay the game after the war,” the Ukrainian President stressed.
The war could end with a diplomatic settlement at the negotiating table if Western countries put pressure on Moscow, the Ukrainian head of state noted.
“This does not mean that we have to conquer all the territory in battles. I believe that this can be achieved through diplomacy,” he said, adding that at the same time weakening Russia on the battlefield would put Ukraine in a more strong position at the negotiating table.
Is Stoltenberg a skeptic?
At the same time, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO countries need to be prepared for the fact that the war in Ukraine will last at least ten years.
“But the main thing here is that the more we support Ukraine and the longer we are willing to support it, the faster the war will end. The irony is that President Putin now believes he can make us sit down. That’s why the war continues,” said Stoltenberg “And when we make it very clear that we are here for a long time, that we are committed to helping Ukraine for a long time, then we create the conditions for resolving the conflict where Ukraine will prevail as a sovereign independent state.”
Trump also remembered the war
Donald Trump, in his campaign speech at the Republican National Convention, promised to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. Trump said the world is on the brink of World War III and vowed to change the situation – which he said the current US government, led by Joe Biden, could not handle. “I will end every international crisis this administration has created, including the terrible war in Russia and Ukraine, which would not have happened if I were president,” he said. At the same time, Trump, as usual, is not saying exactly how he plans to do it.
The President of Ukraine said that he is ready to cooperate with any US president, no matter who is elected to this position. According to him, working with Donald Trump, if he is re-elected president, will be a “difficult task.” “But we are working hard,” Zelensky stressed.
The President of Ukraine also commented on Trump’s statement that if he was in power, he would stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours.
According to Zelensky, Kiev will be very happy if the war ends very quickly. “But the question is, at what price – and who will pay it,” said the President of Ukraine.
Orbán did not relent
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he would continue his “peace mission” despite criticism from the European Union. As he himself said on Hungarian state radio Kossuth, his intention (if Donald Trump returns to the White House again) is for the European Union, together with the United States and China, to put pressure on Russia and Ukraine and “force them to start. peace negotiations.”
Source: korrespondent
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