Zelenskyy praises Trump for 'just and fair' rhetoric toward Russia: 'Exactly what Putin is afraid of'

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said President Donald Trump’s rhetoric toward Russian President Vladimir Putin astir negotiating a woody to extremity the warfare oregon facing much economical unit is "just and fair."

"This is precisely what Putin is acrophobic of. He doesn't privation beardown Trump supporting Ukraine due to the fact that it would beryllium a beardown Ukraine," Zelenskyy said done a translator successful an exclusive interrogation Tuesday connected "Hannity."

Trump threatened Putin successful a Truth Social station past week, calling connected him to marque a woody oregon look further tariffs and sanctions.

"Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. If we don’t marque a ‘deal,’ and soon, I person nary different prime but to enactment precocious levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions connected thing being sold by Russia to the United States, and assorted different participating countries," Trump wrote.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a gathering with members of the authorities via a video league astatine the Kremlin successful Moscow connected July 19, 2023. ((Photo by ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images))

Zelenskyy noted that since the 2022 full-scale invasion, Ukraine has taken backmost 50% of the territory erstwhile held by Russian soldiers. 

"We would similar to execute a just extremity to this war. We are not afraid. Russia is not that strong, but we don't privation to suffer much of our lives, men and women," helium told Fox News big Sean Hannity.

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United Nations lawman quality rights main Nada Al-Nashif said successful aboriginal January much than 12,300 civilians, including implicit 650 children, have been killed successful Ukraine since the onset of the war.

A canine walks past a destroyed tank, arsenic Russia's penetration of Ukraine continues, successful the colony of Kolychivka, extracurricular Chernihiv, Ukraine, April 5, 2022. (REUTERS/Marko Djurica)

Zelenskyy added that Putin doesn’t privation to bring an extremity to the war, and Ukraine volition not admit the concern of its lands.

He called for much international pressure connected Putin, specifically from China, truthful an statement tin beryllium made, arsenic good arsenic "broader guarantees of security." 

"I judge that guarantees from Europe unsocial volition ne'er beryllium enough," said Zelenskyy. "The Europeans recognize that without guarantees of information from the United States, from President Trump, it volition not beryllium enough. Putin is not acrophobic of Europe. Unfortunately, that is so."

U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy locomotion adjacent to Saint Michael’s cathedral, amid Russia's onslaught connected Ukraine, successful Kyiv, Ukraine February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich     )

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The Ukrainian president explained that anterior to Russia’s invasion, helium personally asked erstwhile President Joe Biden and his squad to instrumentality preventative action, similar putting sanctions connected Russia, arsenic its troops and tanks amassed connected Ukraine’s borders. 

Zelenskyy besides asked for weapons, but helium says helium was told they would lone beryllium provided "if" Russia invaded. 

A kid stands adjacent luggage arsenic a genitor disembarks with different bags, arsenic immoderate women and children, immoderate of the thousands who fled the Ukraine aft Russia invaded, get from Poland, astatine Kyiv's railway presumption connected May 12, 2022. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

"Parallel with that, I was asking the European Union countries, and they could not bash it without [the] support of the United States. So they ever look astatine the leader, the United States, arsenic the leader. So, during the large invasion, Ukrainians were near connected their own, and we were warring connected our own," helium said. 

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"If President Trump has the volition to unit Putin to travel to peace, helium tin bash it," Zelenskyy continued, arguing helium hopes there’s much to a imaginable statement than conscionable a portion of paper. "We privation him to beryllium connected the broadside of justice, connected the broadside of Ukraine."