Overview
- In a new interview, Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine and the United States share deep democratic values in contrast to what he calls an imperialist, revisionist Russia.
- He describes the United States as Ukraine’s long-term strategic partner and says he respects the choice of American voters.
- Zelensky rejects media claims that President Trump threw aside battlefield maps during their October White House meeting and calls their interactions normal, businesslike, and constructive.
- He says Kyiv presented three stands and a list of measures to Washington, including specific weapons requests and tougher economic sanctions designed to weaken Moscow, reduce Russia’s ability to bomb Ukraine, and push Vladimir Putin to negotiate.
- Zelensky adds that many around the world fear Trump but says Ukraine does not because it is a friend of America, and he reiterates a desire for a world based on respect rather than coercion.