Posted on 03/14/2025 12:43:01 PM PDT by bimboeruption
'Putin will not end this war on his own,' Zelenskyy warns, as he urges Trump to use 'strength of America' to force Russia into ceasefire
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that “we must not let the war drag on,” as he urged the US to put pressure on Putin to “ensure that Russia is ready to end the war.”
He said that “pressure must be put on Russia” to force Putin into ending the conflict, repeating that Ukraine was “ready to act quickly and constructively.”
He contrasted Ukraine’s “immediate” agreement to the US proposal for a ceasefire with Putin’s evasive, non-committal answers, saying: “We do not want to play games with war.”
In a blistering attack on Putin, he criticised him for “lying about the real situation on the battlefield,” casualties, and the state of the Russian economy, which he said “has been damaged by his foolish imperial ambitions.”
“Putin cannot exit this war because that would leave him with nothing. That is why he is now doing everything he can to sabotage diplomacy by setting extremely difficult and unacceptable conditions right from the start, even before a ceasefire,” he warned.
Zelenskyy in particular said that Putin “will try to drag everyone into endless discussions … while his guns continue to kill people,” as he argued that “every condition Putin puts forward is just an attempt to block any diplomacy.”
“This is how Russia works. We warned about this,” he added.
Repeatedly appealing to US president Donald Trump and the US administration more broadly, he said that “especially the United States” can influence Putin and Russia to force through a ceasefire and, ultimately, a lasting peace.
“Putin will not end the war on his own. But the strength of America is enough to make it happen,” he said.
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Walk away from him, President Trump.
This psychopath sombitch wants the US to go to war against Russia.
Nothing less.
The key is to present Russia with a deal it can live with that is the best Ukraine will be able to get.
Zelensky wants war - has been his battle cry from the beginning. That will not change for him.....bodies of brave dead men don’t matter to him one bit.
Everything he accusses Putin of He’s doing - typical leftist behavior.
zelenskyy can go sucky sucky long time GI Joe
He’s an egomaniacal, ungrateful and irrational dictator who cannot be trusted, particularly after he dissed America in The Peoples’ House. He is not even a legitimately elected president. No deals until he’s replaced.
The demanding little runt is freaking out because of the Kursk collapse.
“You’ll get nothing, and like it!” - Judge Smales
“That psychopath sombitch wants the US to go to war against Russia”
This situation could be remedied by arresting the little green man with his Napoleon complex.
That’s a big FO to you Volodymyr.
No American should be shedding blood or their life.
“Z” telling Trump what to do. That will not bode well with Trump.
“I think the Russians want to see the war end, I really do. I think they have the cards a little bit, because they’ve taken a lot of territory. They have the cards.” — President Trump, February 20, 2025.
The twerp never wanted peace talks to begin with. He used every excuse not to engage in them.
Damn Nazi warmonger, he wants to force Putin into ceasefire !
Hey pole-smoking, two foot tall, grifting pervert in a GI Joe costume, you’re irrelevant. Die now.
He forced you Zelensky because you have no cards to play.
Trump can’t force Russia because Russia holds a lot of cards.
Trump is negotiating with another player that has a full deck, unlike you.
So sit down, amuse yourself with another line, and shut up until you are called upon.
You Euros DEMAND the US taxpayers continue to suffer for that worthless third world country. You also demand to see US troops in Ukraine, risking their lives for that midget dictator Zelensky.
You are Anti-American, so why are you on this site?
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