Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says ‘decisive’ Trump can help stop Putin as Kyiv hits Kursk command post
Volodymyr Zelensky has lauded incoming US president Donald Trump saying he could be decisive in the outcome of the 34-month-old war with Russia and help stop Vladimir Putin.
“Trump can be decisive. For us, this is the most important thing,” the Ukrainian president said in a televised interview.“His qualities are indeed there,” Mr Zelensky said of Mr Trump.
“He can be decisive in this war. He is capable of stopping Putin or, to put it more fairly, help us stop Putin. He is able to do this.”
Facing advances by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, Mr Zelenksy said Mr Trump had told him he would be one of the first world leaders to visit Washington after the presidential inauguration this month.
His comments came as the Ukrainian military said it had carried out a precision strike on a Russian command post in Maryino in Russia’s Kursk region as Russian officials confirmed the attack.
“These strikes disrupt the ability of the Russian Federation to conduct terrorism against innocent Ukrainian civilians,” the Ukrainian military said in a statement.
