"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is making a pitch to Donald Trump in terms the American president can understand: If Trump wants to cement his legacy as a peacemaker and improve his chances of winning the midterm elections, he should seize this moment to end the war in Ukraine, already the deadliest Europe has seen in generations. "I think there is no greater victory for Trump than to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine," Zelensky told me yesterday, in his office in Kyiv. "For his legacy, it's No. 1.""
"Throughout the hour we spent together in his office, Zelensky exhibited the quality that has been core to his character for years, even decades-his stubborn, sometimes-petulant habit of resisting outside pressure. If you tell Zelensky he has to do something, "he's probably going to do the opposite," said one of his longtime advisers who, like others, spoke with me on the condition of anonymity. "It's always been like that.""
Volodymyr Zelensky urges Donald Trump to seize an opportunity to end the war in Ukraine, arguing that doing so would cement Trump’s legacy as a peacemaker and boost Republican chances before the midterm elections. Zelensky frames a negotiated end as both a humanitarian good and a political victory for Trump. He recognizes the slim odds that Trump can force Russian concessions and remains realistic about negotiations. Zelensky prefers no deal to a bad deal and insists on fighting on rather than accepting terms that compromise Ukraine's dignity. Some advisers fear the window for a spring agreement is closing.
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