Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas congratulated former US President Donald Trump on his election as a candidate of the Republican Party in the presidential elections next November and Trump has assured him that, when he returns to the White House, he will put an “end to the war that has cost so many lives.”

“I have spoken with Donald Trump to congratulate him on the Republican nomination and condemn the shocking assassination attempt in Pennsylvania,” Zelensky announced in a post on the social network X. The Ukrainian president has highlighted in the same message “the vital bipartisan and bicameral American support to protect the freedom and independence” of Ukraine and has wished Trump “strength and absolute security in the future.”

“Ukraine will always be grateful to the United States for its help “to strengthen our ability to resist Russian terrorism,” added Zelensky, who has considered with the American politician “discussing in a personal meeting what measures can make peace fair and truly lasting” in the European country.

Statements that contrast with the words spoken during an interview he gave to ‘BBC’, where Zelensky considers 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.”

However, he did open the possibility of an end to the war with Trump’s arrival to power: “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“.

For its part, The former US president has described the conversation as “very good” telephone conversation with Zelensky, whom he thanked for “his help.”

“I, as the next president of the United States, I will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives. “and has devastated countless innocent families,” Trump promised in a post on his social network, Truth Social. “Both sides will be able to come together and negotiate an agreement that ends the violence and paves the way for prosperity,” he added.