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Volodymyr Zelensky told the American Podcaster Lex Friedman that after January 2...

Ceasefire, talking to Russians and Lukashenko's apology: Zelensky gave a great interview

Volodymyr Zelensky told the American Podcaster Lex Friedman that after January 25 he would talk to Donald Trump on how to end the war. The American Podcaster Lex Friedman recorded a three -hour interview with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Friedman's conversation was posted on January 5. Lex Friedman said that he would like to see Vladimir Zelensky, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at the negotiating table so that agreements on ceasefire and giving Ukraine to Ukraine would be reached.

The American named the date on January 25. "I don't mind January 25 is my birthday. And we sit down with Trump. ", - said Zelensky. He added that Donald Trump faith that he could stop the war and provide Ukraine with strong security guarantees. "And after that there can be a conversation with the Russians. And only so. Not just we sat down together," the Ukrainian leader said. Zelensky noted that Friedman lex was asking the question as if Putin wanted to sit at the negotiating table and Ukraine is not.

The President of Ukraine reminded the US Podcaster of negotiations with the Russian Federation in 2019, when after the ceasefire agreement, the Kremlin violated the agreement for a month. "I called him and said we agreed on CEASEFIRE. It's not a piece of paper in the toilet. This is a serious story like this. Merkel, serious, Macron, you and I. We agreed, CEASEFIRE, it is important," he said Zelensky. After that, he said, Russia refused further negotiations.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that this time the negotiations on the end of the war should be carefully prepared - to prepare with those who really want peace. "Ukraine wants peace and the United States. We have to sit with Trump. It's 100%," the Ukrainian president said.

According to him, Donald Trump told him by phone that he was looking forward to the meeting, and the Ukrainian leader's visit to the White House would be one of the first after the inauguration of the newly elected US President on January 20. "I know he has his own questions, American questions. However, about international issues, I think our question is one of the most relevant to President Trump. Therefore I believe in trust in his words and hope we will meet.