President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed optimism in an interview published Sunday that "strong" incoming US president Donald Trump will be able to force Russia into peace talks and end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says President-elect Donald Trump is "strong and unpredictable" and that he can not end the war in one day as claimed.

In May 2023 at a CNN Town Hall meeting, Donald Trump, already well advanced in his campaign to become president of the United States again, said: “They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want to stop them dying.

U.S. 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.

Three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine has cut off Russian natural gas supplies to Europe, not only blocking a major customer of Russia's gas but eliminating a point of leverage Russia could use against Europe in discouraging assistance to Ukraine.

In an interview with US podcaster Lex Fridman, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed confidence in President-elect Donald Trump's ability to broker peace talks with Russia, emphasising a

Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines are increasingly willing to support President-elect Donald Trump’s call to begin negotiations to end the war.

President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable,” qualities that could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week. “I believe [Trump] is strong and unpredictable.