He also referred to the meeting of Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. He assessed that it gave the Russian leader exactly what he cared about – It is possible to show a relationship with the US president. He regretted that Ukraine was not at this table. “It is a pity that we were not there, because I think that President Trump gave Putin what he wanted,” said Zelanski, adding that Putin “wanted to meet the President of the United States.”
In an interview, Zelanski also pointed out that until the end of the war, a definite Western pressure was needed, especially in the energy sphere. As he said, as long as some countries still buy Russian oil and gas, the Kremlin retains a key tool of financing aggression. In his opinion, “Energy is a weapon” of Putin, and limiting Russia's revenues from the export of raw materials would be one of the most effective pressure.
Wołodymyr Zelanski does not rule out conversations
The President of Ukraine admitted that he did not exclude talks with Putin, but not in Russia. He rejected the meeting in Moscow and He suggested that the Russian leader “plays delay”, avoiding real decisions. “He can also come to Kiev,” said Zelanski, emphasizing that he cannot visit the Russian capital when his country is under fire every day.
Martha Raddatz conducted a conversation with Zelanski on Friday, September 5, and all the material was broadcast on Sunday, September 7, in the “This Week” program on ABC News. In this context The definition of the Ukrainian “victory” as survival has been made – With identity, stateness and independence – which best reflects how Kiev perceives the rate of this war.
