Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he raised the risk of a frozen conflict with Russia and pressed for security guarantees in weekend talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and France¡¯s Emmanuel Macron.
Zelenskyy said he sought to drive home his position that Ukraine can only enter into ceasefire talks from a position of strength ¡ª and told the leaders in Paris on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn¡¯t want to end the war.
¡°Nobody wants to end the war more than us,¡± Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv on Monday, as he weighed in on inducing Putin to back down. ¡°We need to force him ¡ª one can force him only if Ukraine is strong,¡± he said, meaning a robust military and the capability to launch long-range attacks.
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