Volodymyr Zelensky has posted an update on Ukraine on X, as he continues to celebrate the efforts by his people, rather than getting dragged into a war of words with Donald Trump
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has upstaged Donald Trump with his own update on the war in his country, declaring his country “stands strong”.
The US President gave an interview to Fox News Radio over the weekend, in which he ranted he was “tired” of hearing people say the war was the fault of Vladimir Putin. He also bizarrely branded the country’s president a “dictator”.
In response, writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, Zelensky said: “We must all remember – Ukraine stands strong because of the heroic efforts of our soldiers and everyone supporting the front. Ukrainians are a very strong people, and we have proven this.
“Security guarantees are also about economic agreements. There is a lot of media talk about this. About our work with the Americans to reach such an agreement. We all need peace—long-lasting and reliable one- and we want a good economic deal that will be part of a true security guarantee system for Ukraine and the free world.
“Our teams are working every day and we are making great progress. Ukraine wants a strong agreement—one that guarantees security and lays a solid foundation for our economic partnership with the United States for decades to come. Fair terms produce strong results.”
Zelensky’s calm messages are a far cry from the president of the US who has in the past week called the Ukrainian a “dictator”, adding he “doesn’t think he’s very important to be at meetings” and negotiating “with no cards, and you get sick of it.” At the same conference on Thursday, Elon Musk baselessly accused Zelensky of corruption and prolonging he Ukraine war “for money.”
He went on to add the best way to prevent another war is for Ukraine to join NATO’s 32 existing countries, calling it the “simplest and most logical” solution.
He added: “If Ukraine does not join NATO, we will have to create NATO within Ukraine, which means maintaining an army strong enough to repel aggression, financing it, producing and storing enough of our own weapons, and negotiating with our partners about their participation to deter Russia from starting another war.
“That’s why we are talking about a comprehensive system of security guarantees—military, economic, and political. We need to weigh everything—what is cheaper, what is more realistic, and what can be done faster. I am grateful to everyone who supports Ukraine in our work toward real security.”
