Zelensky: Ukraine will lose the war if the United States sides with Russia
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke on Sunday that Ukraine will lose the war if the United States sides with Moscow.
If the United States sides with Russia, we will naturally not win
– said Zelenskyy on the NBC television show Meet the Press.
He emphasized that withdrawing the current American support provided to Ukraine would be "a historical mistake and a huge tragedy."
Zelenskyy believes that the restrictions on Ukrainian military actions against Russia, including the limitation on the use of the Starlink satellite network, actually help Putin. As he said, the US government considered the restriction as a "message."
He also reported on the NBC show that they did not have access to US news data regarding ballistic missiles for three days, but the system is now working again.
A new chapter began in Hungarian-Ukrainian relations with the meeting between Magyar Péter and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. Donald Trump is making gestures towards Russia while withholding news support from Ukraine. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin can insist that the outcome of the French elections further complicates Ukraine's situation. International newspaper.
Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, rejected the accusations on Saturday evening that they had intentionally limited the satellite internet. "No one in the White House ordered to slow down the internet, thereby preventing certain drones from operating," he stated to reporters. He did not provide an explanation for what happened but stated that to his knowledge, the service was restored.
In Zelenskyy's Sunday interview, he did not condemn Trump, and called the US president a "strategic partner," but he also stated that he could not strike if someone turned against Ukraine.
In response to Trump's comment, Zelenskyy that he could negotiate better with Vladimir Putin, than with him, the Ukrainian president replied that he prefers partners who are open and honest, rather than those who are murderers – blaming Putin, even if they smile. He expressed his hope that Trump will soon change his position on Putin.
On Friday night, Donald Trump, the US president, suspended a comprehensive sanctions package targeting the Russian economy. The president wrote on social media on Sunday evening that this action is aimed at keeping Moscow at the negotiating table.
"Negotiations are ongoing about a peace agreement in the war between Russia and Ukraine," Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that he does not want to "take actions that stupidly remove Russia from the negotiating table."
Photo credit: Diego Ravier / Hans Lucas via AFP
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