Obviously the narrative from the media, wasn't the way Ukraine saw it.
The Ukrainian president claimed the lack of US presence in Europe left the door open for Russia to prepare for an invasion and attack the country, following several 'weak, agreements'.
Volodymyr
Zelensky has admitted he believes only
Donald Trump can end the war in
Ukraine as he is 'feared' by Vladimir
Putin.
The Ukrainian president claimed the lack of US presence in Europe had left the door open for Russia to prepare for an invasion and attack the country in 2022, following several 'weak, even treacherous agreements'.
He added the US was the only country that could now provide 'real security guarantees' for Ukraine and said he was 'confident that if President Trump wants to, he can force Putin into peace'.
Zelensky wrote on X on Wednesday: 'President Trump's recent rhetoric about Putin wasn't just tough—it was fair. And that's exactly the kind of Trump that Putin fears.
'A strong Trump means a strong America, and a strong America means a strong Ukraine with real security guarantees.'
He continued: 'I am confident that if President Trump wants to, he can force Putin into peace. If the U.S. applies pressure on Putin through the Global South—including China
and India—President Trump can negotiate for them to do the same.'
Zelensky also took aim at former President Joe Biden, saying that America's absence in Europe was 'a mistake of the previous administration'.
He also claimed he had urged Biden to 'impose the strongest preventive sanctions' against Putin before his 'full-scale invasion', but was told the US would only act if they invaded - a move which Zelensky said was 'illogical'.