"This time, Trump was again on his mind. Zelensky sees the American president as the only one who can force the Kremlin to compromise and grant concessions for the sake of peace. And Zelensky seemed acutely aware of what might compel Trump to prioritize Ukraine's interest in negotiating an end to the fighting after four years of war."
"Later that day, Zelensky was due to meet his team of negotiators, who had recently returned from a round of talks with the Russians, in Abu Dhabi. Another round is scheduled for next week, and Zelensky does not want to miss this chance to reach a deal. But he insists that any such agreement must be acceptable to the Ukrainian people, whose approval he intends to seek in a referendum as early as this spring."
"Ukraine is not losing. And I think the administration of President Trump has gotten that message. In some ways, it may have surprised them, because Russian propaganda is also working directly on them. Recently we calculated that a single kilometer of occupied Ukrainian land costs them 170 casualties."
President Volodymyr Zelensky is pursuing a negotiated end to the four-year war with Russia and views U.S. President Donald Trump as uniquely capable of compelling the Kremlin to make concessions. Ukrainian negotiators recently returned from talks in Abu Dhabi and another round is scheduled next week. Zelensky intends to seek popular approval for any peace agreement through a referendum as early as this spring. Any deal must meet specific conditions and be acceptable to the Ukrainian people. Zelensky assesses that Ukraine is holding and that Russian casualties are high, estimating about 170 casualties per kilometer of occupied Ukrainian land.
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