Zelenskyy does not have permission to meet with Donald Trump before his inauguration in January 2025.
Ukraine must do everything in its power to ensure that the war with Russia ends next year through diplomatic channels, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday. As he added, he will not meet the newly elected US President Donald Trump in person until his inauguration in January, which is in accordance with the law in force in the US. TASR reports according to the Reuters agency.
The situation on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine is difficult and Russia is advancing
In a radio interview, Zelensky admitted that the situation on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine is difficult and that Russia is advancing. According to him, however, Russian President Vladimir Putin is not interested in a peace agreement.
The Ukrainian president added that American legislation does not allow him to meet with the newly elected US president Donald Trump before his inauguration, which will take place in January 2025. In this regard, Zelenskyy added that he would certainly prefer to meet with Trump personally rather than through any envoy or adviser .
“As the president of Ukraine, I take seriously only the conversation with the president of the United States, with all due respect to any entourage, to any people,” he emphasized.
“On our part, we must do everything to end this war by diplomatic means next year,” concluded Zelensky, according to Reuters.
