Ukraine leader, Volodymyr Zelensky has now insisted he is ready to work under Donald Trump’s ‘strong leadership’ and wants to ‘make things right’ after their infamous White House row.
The wartime leader on Tuesday said in a post to X that he was keen to agree on a truce in the sky and sea ‘immediately, if Russia will do the same.’
His post reads: ‘Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be. It is regrettable that it happened this way. It is time to make things right.’
He emphasised: ‘None of us wants an endless war.Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians.
‘My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts.
‘We are ready to work fast to end the war, and the first stages could be the release of prisoners and truce in the sky — ban on missiles, long-ranged drones, bombs on energy and other civilian infrastructure — and truce in the sea immediately, if Russia will do the same.
‘Then we want to move very fast through all next stages and to work with the US to agree a strong final deal.
‘We do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and independence. And we remember the moment when things changed when President Trump provided Ukraine with Javelins. We are grateful for this.
‘Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be. It is regrettable that it happened this way. It is time to make things right.
‘We would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive. Regarding the agreement on minerals and security, Ukraine is ready to sign it in any time and in any convenient format.
He said lastly: ‘We see this agreement as a step toward greater security and solid security guarantees, and I truly hope it will work effectively.’
Last night, Trump’s administration said it was pausing all military aid following a major spat in the White House last week.
In the wake of this, senior British government sources warned that Zelensky’s position may be untenable without access to American military aid.
An anonymous senior official told The Times that Ukraine could ‘last a matter of months, maybe less’ unless the flow of support from Washington resumes.
The Ukrainian leader was kicked out of the White House last week without signing the much-needed minerals deal after he and Trump got into a blistering shouting match in the Oval Office.
