War in Ukraine – Zelensky is slowly changing his approach to negotiations,
Zelensky hopes his more accommodating stance will endear him to the Trump administration if Putin pulls out of negotiations.
The coming to power of Donald Trump in the United States and the difficult situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front are pushing Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to soften his position in future negotiations with Russia. According to The Washington Post, Zelensky in recent weeks has signaled a greater willingness to negotiate to end the war – “a major shift for the Ukrainian leader, who has long vowed to fight for every inch of his country's soil.”
“The change in Zelensky's rhetoric – something that Ukrainian and Western officials have noticed – can probably be explained by the deteriorating situation on the front line and…