In an interview with the BBC, Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas assessed how the political situation in the United States affects Ukraine and what it would mean for relations between Kyiv and Washington. Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

“If one person in the world, and that person is Donald Trump, can stop the war for 24 hours, the question is what is the price?“the Ukrainian leader said. However, he clarified: “I don’t want to say that his idea is to push for payment, but if he wants to do it for 24 hours, The easy way is to pressure us into paying“.

In the interview, Zelensky believes that it would be “hard work” maintain relations with an administration like Trump’s, while stressing that its people, the Ukrainians, “are very hard-working.”

In this sense, he shows his willingness to collaborate with whoever is the president of the United States after November 5, although he considers that Trump, who has on occasion expressed his indifference to the conflict in Ukraineperhaps “don’t understand” what’s going on there.