Zelenskyy fears danger if Ukraine loses unity, defeat if US cuts funds, 1,000 days after war began

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fears it is "very dangerous" if his state starts losing unity arsenic the struggle with Russia surpasses 1,000 days.

Fox News main foreign analogous Trey Yingst caught up with Zelenskyy successful an interrogation that aired Tuesday connected "Special Report," asking however to extremity the Russia-Ukraine mode aft 1,000 days.

After gathering Zelenskyy extracurricular the beforehand lines, Yingst asked Zelenskyy astir the authorities of the warfare compared to its beginning. Zelenskyy remarked that portion the aboriginal days were the astir difficult, immoderate question present would beryllium connected unity against Russia.

"I deliberation that was the astir hard period, but present this period, this infinitesimal depends, I think, connected our unity successful Ukraine, and I deliberation that what is precise unsafe is if we suffer unity successful Europe and, what is astir important, unity betwixt Ukraine and the United States," Zelenskyy said.

Fox News main overseas analogous Trey Yingst spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Tuesday astir the ongoing war. (Fox News screenshot)

He argued diplomacy was the lone mode to extremity the war, though helium was hesitant implicit whether Russian President Vladimir Putin should beryllium progressive successful discussions.

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"Isn’t Putin the 1 who tin marque this determination to extremity this war?" Yingst asked.

"I’m definite that, arsenic of today, it depends connected Putin, truly a lot. He tin bash that. He tin beryllium consenting and extremity this war," Zelenskyy answered. "But, it besides depends connected the United States of America overmuch more. Putin is weaker than the United States of America. The President of the United States of America has the spot and authorities and weapons, and helium tin alteration the terms for the vigor resources. By the way, I heard the awesome successful the media from President Trump that helium is reasoning to alteration the prices for vigor resources, for oil, and it is needed to beryllium done."

Zelenskyy said helium believes President-elect Donald Trump could assistance power an extremity to the war. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Yingst followed up, "Are you hopeful that President-elect Trump volition beryllium able to power Putin to extremity the war?"

"It volition not beryllium simple, but I deliberation if, to usage each the issues that the United States has, yes, helium can. Because helium is overmuch stronger than Putin. He’s stronger. The United States is stronger. Economy, stronger. The United States has a precise large influence," Zelenskyy answered.

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Yingst besides asked astir the anticipation of the U.S. cutting defence funding to Ukraine.

Zelenskyy emphasized the request for diplomacy and insisted determination needs to beryllium much unit connected Russian President Vladimir Putin, ((Reuters/AP))

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"If they volition cut, I deliberation we volition lose. Of course, anyway, we volition enactment and we volition fight. We person production, but it’s not capable to prevail. And I deliberation it is not capable to survive. But it volition be, if specified prime volition beryllium the American choice, truthful we volition determine what we’ll person to do," Zelenskyy said.