Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba agreed that Trump could not resolve the war that started in February 2022.
Peskov’s comments
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that officials have “no understanding of how” Trump would resolve the war. He added that the Moscow officials have no contact with Trump, Newsweek confirmed.
Peskov talked to Russian media
While talking to RIA Novosti, Peskov added, “We have not had any contacts on this.” On more than one occasion, Trump said, “I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours.”
Ukraine official agreed
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNBC, “Do I believe there is a potential for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and Trump to agree on something behind Ukraine’s back if Trump becomes President? I don’t.”
Kuleba doubled down on his claims
The Ukraine’s Minister continued, “Nor do I have reasons to believe that the Republican Party as a whole does not realize how fundamental it is to defeat Russia in Ukraine and not to allow Russia to continue destroying the world order built by America.” He added, “let’s be honest, the world we live in was built under American leadership.”
Ukraine’s President also commented on Trump’s remarks
During his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “Just one man cannot change the whole nation — that is my belief.”
Zelenskyy invited Trump to Ukraine
During an interview on the U.K.’s Channel 4, the Ukrainian President said that Trump’s claims were “very dangerous.” He then challenged Trump, “Donald Trump, I invite you to Ukraine, to Kyiv. If you can stop the war in 24 hours, I think it will be enough to come.”
Zelenskyy on Trump’s idea
The Ukrainian President elaborated on what made Trump’s comments dangerous, “even if his idea [for ending the war] — that no one has heard yet — doesn’t work for us, for our people, he will do anything to implement his idea anyway. And this worries me a little.”
Zelenskyy’s second invitation to war-torn Ukraine
President Zelenskyy invited Trump to visit his home country in November 2023, but the former U.S. president said that was “inappropriate” due to Biden’s administration’s ties with Ukraine.
Europe is watching the U.S. election
European nations are closely watching the elections in the U.S. due to concerns over Trump’s alleged close relationship with the Russian leader. New York Times columnist Thomas Edsall spoke to foreign policy experts about Trump’s potential second term, and even the Ukrainian President expressed, “Putin will not stop. So what will Donald Trump do in the United States after that? Because in that case, it means that Europe lost and lost the largest and most powerful army in Europe because it lost Ukraine.”
Fragile world
Speaking to Edsall, Constanze Stelzenmüller, director of the Center on the U.S. and Europe at the Brookings Institution think tank, said about Trump’s re-election, “That alone could tip an already fragile world order into chaos.”
America’s international image would “suffer”
From the Asia Society Policy Institute, Philipp Ivanov said to Edsall, “Under Trump, America’s international image in a democratic world is likely to suffer.” He continued, “The biggest risks to U.S. foreign policy are Trump’s disdain for alliances, transactional approach to foreign and security policy, overly aggressive approach to China and Iran, and a more forgiving attitude to Putin and [North Korean leader] Kim [Jong Un].”
“Trump has it in for Ukraine”
“Trump’s election would, of course, help Russia, threaten Ukraine and threaten Western alliances, starting with NATO itself,” Jonathan Winer, U.S. State Department’s former special envoy for Libya, said. He continued, “Trump has it in for Ukraine, as reflected in the fraying of Ukrainian support within the elements of the Republican congressional caucus that is closest to Trump.”
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