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Volodymyr Zelensky Said that Ukraine would work on a ceasefire plan with Russia “in the coming ten days”, as he reiterated of Kyiv Urgent need for long-range American weapons Pressure Vladimir Putin to end the war.
Ukrainian President calls on Trump to step up support for Kiev after Washington cracks down restrictions on major russian Oil Companies last week.
Zelensky said he welcomed the decision to impose sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, but pointed out went to the negotiating table And without even more “pressure”.
“President Trump is concerned about escalating tensions,” Zelensky told the outlet. “But I think if there is no dialogue, tensions will increase anyway. I think if Putin doesn’t stop, we need something to stop him“Sanctions are one such weapon, but we also need long-range missiles.”
He said, “We don’t just talk about Tomahawks. There are many similar things in America, which do not require much time to train. I think the way to work with Putin is only through pressure.”
Zelensky said Ukraine and its allies have decided to actively work on a ceasefire plan “in the next week or ten days.”
Trump recently hinted that he might be willing to send coveted Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, but he became more skeptical after a call with Putin earlier this month. In a meeting with Zelensky on October 19, Trump told reporters that he thought the provision of long-range missiles could lead to “escalation.”
People familiar with the matter said a private discussion between the leaders turned into a “shouting match”. foot,
“My conversation with President Trump was about pressure on Russia. I think he wanted to put pressure on them, but he didn’t want to escalate or close the window for diplomacy,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky reiterated his call for support as Trump moved away from the idea of a summit with Putin, apparently over Russia’s refusal to escalate its demands and agree to a ceasefire along current lines. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian leader has expressed a desire to use existing battle lines as a basis for negotiations.
Zelensky has argued that Putin is not pursuing peace prospects in good faith – which Trump recognized on October 19 when he said he could be “played” by Putin.
“They did the same after Alaska,” Zelensky said. AxiosReferring to the August summit between Trump and Putin. “This is the third or fourth time Putin and his people have defied Trump.”
Since the disastrous summit between Zelensky and Trump in February, the Ukrainian president has been cautious in engaging with Trump’s messaging, while also highlighting that Russia has gone back on its words.
Zelensky met Sir Keir Starmer and the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ in London last week, where the allies publicly welcomed Ukraine’s support for the ceasefire and noted Putin’s rejection of it by escalating attacks on Ukraine.
The leaders also discussed the possibility of further sanctions on Russia and how they could unlock frozen Russian assets to help defend Ukraine.
The sanctions imposed by the US on Russian oil will hit a key industry which will have a direct impact on Moscow’s war machine. Putin has indicated that he will not harm the economy dramatically. But Zelensky said the Kremlin was troubled by the move.
Within days of the announcement, Putin said that Russia had tested a new nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable cruise missile, which it claimed had unlimited range and the ability to evade US air defenses.
Former Russian Prime Minister Sergei Stepashin said that Burevestnik, as well as the Oreshnik missile tested last November, would make Ukraine think twice about attacking Russia, even if the US provided Tomahawk missiles.
The International Institute for Strategic Studies quoted an expert Russian military magazine in 2021 as saying that Burevestnik would have an estimated range of up to 20,000 km (12,400 mi), so it could be located anywhere in Russia and attack targets in the United States.