Trump's strength and unpredictability can help end the war with Russia, Ukraine's president says
The Statesman|January 04, 2025
US President-elect Donald Trump is "strong and unpredictable," and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trump's strength and unpredictability can help end the war with Russia, Ukraine's president says

However, Zelenskyy said it won't be possible to end the almost three years of war in one day, as Trump claimed during his election campaign he could do.

"The 'hot' stage of the war can end quite quickly, if Trump is strong in his position," Zelenskyy said in a Ukrainian television interview late Thursday, referring to fighting on the battlefield.

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