Zelenskyj relies on Trump’s desire for a just peace

KIEV (dpa-AFX) – Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky is pinning his hopes on peace efforts by the new US President Donald Trump. “President Trump is always decisive,” Zelensky wrote in his congratulations on Trump’s inauguration on the social network X. “The policy of peace through strength that he proclaimed allows us to strengthen American leadership and achieve a lasting and just peace .” According to his own announcement, Trump wants to quickly end Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which has been going on for almost three years./fko/DP/nas