Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said former President Donald Trump's continued insistence that he could mediate and end the war with Russia is “very dangerous.”
In an interview with Britain's Channel 4 News, Zelenskiy invited Trump, the Republican front-runner for president, to visit Ukraine. However, this does not mean that there are some caveats.
“Donald Trump, I invite you to Ukraine, to Kiev. If we can stop the war within 24 hours, I think that's enough,” he said in an interview published Friday, according to the Associated Press.
The invitation comes after President Trump has repeatedly said he would “solve” the war in Eastern Europe if re-elected. In an interview last March, the former president suggested it would be an “easy negotiation” between Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
President Trump vowed to “resolve the issue within one day and bring peace between our two countries.”
Ukrainian leaders sent a similar invitation to President Trump in November after President Biden visited the war zone. Zelenskiy said there are some details that can only be understood “by being here.”
President Zelenskiy on Friday said he was tired of accepting President Trump's “peace plan” due to its lack of detail and slammed his remarks as “very dangerous,” according to the Associated Press. did.
“[Trump] “I'm not even talking about Russia, but without both sides, without us…If he were to say this publicly, it would be a little scary,” he said. “I've seen so many victims and it's making me feel a little stressed.”
“Because even if his ideas, which no one has heard yet, do not work for us and the people, he will do everything to make his ideas come true anyway,” Zelensky added. “And this is a little worrying.”
Ukraine's president's comments came days after he attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to rally support for his country as it faces another winter of fighting.
Zelenskiy's plea for support and assistance also comes at a time when Congress is divided over how to support allies. Republicans in Congress have been divided in recent weeks over sending aid to Ukraine, with many arguing that spending should be spent domestically, especially on the southern border.
Meanwhile, Biden and Democrats argue that Ukraine deserves more help in the fight against Russia.
The Associated Press contributed reporting.
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