Trump will not be able to easily persuade Zelensky and Putin to negotiate,
However, there are not many alternatives left, but the elected US President still has leverage.
In May 2023, during a speech on CNN, US President-elect Donald Trump said that he could end the war in Ukraine in one day. This ambitious promise became one of the key messages of his election campaign, and on the eve of his return to the White House, discussions are underway around this promise, writes Foreign Affairs.
Since 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion, Ukraine and its allies have been cautious about their willingness to negotiate, fearing that Russia would perceive it as weakness. However, Trump's election provides Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky with additional room for maneuver: he can argue that participation in negotiations is inevitable due to…
