{"id":1236672,"date":"2025-10-17T21:07:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1236672"},"modified":"2025-10-17T21:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:12:01","slug":"ukraine-wants-peace-putin-does-not-significant-pressure-on-him-is-necessary-zelenskyy-main-statements-form-president-of-ukraine-and-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-wants-peace-putin-does-not-significant-pressure-on-him-is-necessary-zelenskyy-main-statements-form-president-of-ukraine-and-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"“Ukraine wants peace; Putin does not. Significant pressure on him is necessary,” \u2014 Zelenskyy. Main statements form President of Ukraine and U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy took place at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The two leaders shook hands and then proceeded inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to reporters, President Trump said he wanted to discuss his two-hour conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the meeting with Zelenskyy. According to the U.S. leader, Putin wants to end the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI think Putin wants to end the war. I spoke with him yesterday [October 16] for two hours. We discussed many details \u2014 he wants to end it. Zelenskyy wants to end it. We need to make it happen,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Trump noted that the upcoming U.S.\u2013Russia meeting in Hungary would be bilateral, but he promised to stay in touch with Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThese two leaders don\u2019t like each other. We want to make [this meeting] comfortable for all sides,\u201d the U.S. president explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

He said Hungary was chosen as the venue because it is a \u201csafe country\u201d and also because he likes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n, whom Trump called \u201ca very good leader in terms of how he runs things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about providing Ukraine with long-range missiles, Trump said he would discuss the issue with the Ukrainian president, though he added that such a move would be \u201can escalation.\u201d He also complimented Zelenskyy on his \u201cvery stylish jacket.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Zelenskyy expressed confidence that the Russia\u2013Ukraine war could be ended with Trump\u2019s help and noted that Russia \u201chas not achieved significant success on the front line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cTrump has a great chance to end the war. (\u2026) He has shown how he can broker a ceasefire in the Middle East. I hope he can do the same here. This is a great opportunity for Ukraine,\u201d Zelenskyy said when asked what he saw as the difference between Trump\u2019s and former President Joe Biden\u2019s approaches to resolving the war.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am ready to talk with Putin in any format \u2014 bilateral, trilateral, it doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, securing bilateral security guarantees from the United States is \u201cthe most important document, because the U.S. is very strong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyy proposed to Donald Trump an exchange of drones for other American weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In turn, Trump said he is interested in Ukrainian drones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey make very good drones.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other statements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n