President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wanted to “make things right” with Donald Trump and to work under the US president’s “strong leadership” to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine.
In his first public comments since Trump halted US military aid to Ukraine, Zelensky called for a “truce” in the sea and sky as a first step to ending the three-year war and pledged to sign a key minerals deal with Washington.
A dramatic collapse in the Kyiv-Washington wartime alliance has played out publicly since an Oval Office clash between Zelensky and Trump last week, crescendoing with Ukraine’s top ally suspending crucial military aid.
“My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts,” Zelensky wrote on X
