On September 22, after the meeting of the heads of state in New York, Trump wrote in Truth Social that he “studied and completely understood” the military and economic situation between Ukraine and the Russian Federation and came to the conclusion that Ukraine, with the support of the EU, can fight and return “to its original state”. He promised that the United States would continue to supply NATO weapons, so that NATO would do everything he wants with him. ”
When asked whether he was surprised at the change of rhetoric of the head of the White House, Zelensky said-“A little, a little,” and laughed.
” [Трамп] He showed that he intends to support Ukraine to the very end. So we now understand that we are ready to complete this war as quickly as possible. And he wants it, and I want, and our people want, ”said the head of the Ukrainian state, noting that only the Russian Federation and its illegitimate President Vladimir Putin are interested in continuing a full -scale invasion.
Earlier, at a press conference, Zelensky called Trump’s post “a large shift”, which can bring the world closer to Ukraine.
“Trump itself changes the rules of the game,” he said. “I think that now he is closer to this situation. There are not many players in the world who are able to turn the course of the game, but he is closest to this.”
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Trump and Zelensky on September 23 held a second meeting in two months, the previous one passed In the White House on August 18.
Before the negotiations, Zelensky informed Trump that the Armed Forces 360 km² of territory were discovered Ukraine and captured about 1 thousand Russian military. Trump suggested that, “it looks like the end of this [войне РФ против Украины] It will not be long yet. “
Zelensky said that they We discussed ideas for approaching peace. “I am very glad that the information owned by President Trump is very close to the information that we have,” the head of the Ukrainian state added at a press conference after the meeting.
