It will be difficult for Trump to convince Zelensky and Putin to sit down at the negotiating table, – Foreign Affairs

However, there are almost no alternatives, and the leverage of the new US president remains.

In May 2023, Donald Trump said that he could end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. This became one of his key pre-election theses.

This was reported by former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul in an article for Foreign Affairs.

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Kyiv and its allies have approached the issue of negotiations cautiously, fearing that it could be perceived as weakness. However, the election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States opens up room for maneuver for the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi. Now he can argue that participation in negotiations becomes necessary under the influence of political pressure. In his recent interview, Zelenskyi already made it clear that he is ready to discuss possible options…