As a candidate, Donald Trump had promised to end the conflict in Ukraine “in 24 hours”. But now that he is preparing to settle in the White Houseand therefore to address the issue in concrete terms, things become more complicated. The two sides immediately made it clear that they did not want to back down. Fly saying that she continues to pursue “all the objectives” she has set for herself. Kiev asking the new president to support the Plan for Victory of the president Volodymyr Zelensky.
Kremlin reactions
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskovsaid he was not aware of the president’s plans Vladimir Putin to congratulate Trump, because he USA they are “a hostile country, directly and indirectly involved in a war” against Russia. There was no confirmation of what was written by a Russian news site, Verstkawho said he had learned from a “high-level” parliamentary source and another “close to the Kremlin” that Putin had unofficially sent a congratulatory message through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Moscow’s position and Russia’s objectives
Moscow, he said Peskovremains waiting to see any “concrete steps” from the new administration. But the Foreign Ministry has made it clear that it has no “illusions” about the president-elect, as he represents the “political elite in power in the USA» which aims at the «containment of Moscow», regardless of party affiliation. For its part, the ministry warned, the Russia will continue to “firmly defend its national interests, focusing on achieving all the objectives of thespecial military operation» in Ukraine.
Zelensky’s demands and the plan of victory
He made it clear what Russian objectives are Putin last June: withdrawal of the forces of Kiev from the four regions partially occupied by those of Moscow and refuses to enter the Born. The entrance into Atlantic Pact it is instead among the points of the Victory Plan of Zelensky, which the Ukrainian president insisted on again in the message in which he hailed Trump’s electoral success as “impressive”.
«I remember the great meeting with President Trump in September, when we discussed in detail the strategic partnership between Ukraine And USA and the Plan for Victory,” Zelensky wrote on X. An interview that took place in Washington and followed by a joint appearance in front of the cameras which in truth had shown a certain coldness between the two. And this after that in the previous days Trump had defined Zelensky as “the greatest salesman in history”, accusing him of supporting the candidacy of Kamala Harris.
Hopes for the future
Now, hoping we can meet again soon Trump to “personally congratulate him”, the Ukrainian president states that he still relies on the “strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the United States» to arrive at a “just peace”.