Zelenskyy shares hopeful message ahead of Trump meeting to end war with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared an upbeat message on social media ahead of his Sunday meeting with President Donald Trump, in which the two will work to advance a peace plan before the new year after weeks of intense discussions.
In a lengthy post on
“These are some of the busiest diplomatic days of the year right now, and a lot can be decided before the New Year,” he wrote. “We are doing everything we can to achieve this, but whether decisions are made depends on our partners: those who help Ukraine and those who pressure Russia so that the Russians feel the consequences of their own aggression.”
Zelenskyy went on to note that this week alone, Russia “launched more than 2,100 attack drones, around 800 guided aerial bombs and 94 missiles of various types” that were “directed against our people, against life itself” and “above all, against our energy infrastructure.”
On Saturday, Russia escalated its attacks on Ukraine days before Zelenskyy and Trump’s meeting at Mar-a-Lago, unleashing multiple attacks on Ukraine that left at least one person dead and several others injured.
Zelenskyy said that “repair teams, energy workers and first responders” are “literally working 24/7 to protect lives and restore energy supplies,” but noted that “it is equally important that sanctions against Russia work, that all forms of political pressure for its aggression are applied, that Ukraine receives air defense missiles and that we all finalize the formats of measures that will end this war and ensure security.”
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Concluding his message, the Ukrainian president added: “These are exactly the steps we will discuss today with our partners. Thank you to everyone who is helping.”
In November, Trump approved a 28-point peace plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The plan, which requires Ukraine to give up territory and has been seen as significantly more favorable to Russia, initially sparked reaction from kyiv and European leaders.
On Sunday, Trump said in a Truth Social post that he “just had a good and very productive phone call with President Putin of Russia before” his meeting with Zelenskyy.
Meanwhile, just days earlier, Trump poured cold water on Zelenskyy’s optimism about the meeting, telling Politico in an article published Friday that the Ukrainian president “has nothing until I approve it.”
The right-wing leader added: “So we’ll see what he has.”