Zelenskyy says Ukraine has ‘low chance’ of survival without US backing
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Ukraine’s president expresses concern that Washington may no longer be a ‘strategic partner’ to Kyiv.
Ukraine has little chance of surviving Russia’s assault without United States support, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, as US President Donald Trump announced negotiations to end the war will begin after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Probably it will be very, very, very difficult. And of course, in all the difficult situations you have a chance. But we will have low chance – low chance to survive without support of the United States,” Zelenskyy said in an interview with NBC News.
“I don’t want to think that we will not be strategic partners,” Zelenskyy added, according to an excerpt from the interview released ahead of its scheduled broadcast on Sunday.
The Ukrainian president also argued Putin is not interested in ending the war but only in a temporary ceasefire that would lead to the lifting of sanctions, giving Russia’s military an opportunity to regroup.
He also expressed concern at the possibility of Ukraine being militarily weakened without US military support and more vulnerable to Russian attacks.
Ukraine’s president expresses concern that Washington may no longer be a ‘strategic partner’ to Kyiv.
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