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In his New Year’s speech, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the continuation of the United States.
By Marc Santora
Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine
Hoping to bolster the health of a country whose center “is covered in scars” after more than 1,000 days of relentless attacks through Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his New Year’s address Wednesday that he believes the United States The United States will continue to support Russia. kyiv to “force Russia into a just peace. “
He also reiterated his vow that his country would never give up on the goal of making Ukraine whole again.
“One day Ukraine will united again,” Zelensky said, addressing Ukrainians living under Russian profession in Crimea, the eastern Donbass region and the southern towns of Melitopol and Mariupol.
Despite his expression of confidence, Zelensky faces an uphill battle, only on the battlefield, but also diplomatically.
Even Mr. Zelensky stated that it would possibly not be imaginable to expel Russia by military means alone from the roughly 20% of Ukraine it currently occupies. But he reiterated that diplomatic tension from the West may also ultimately help repel the offensive. Russian led by President Vladimir V. Putin.
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s intentions for Ukraine are unclear. He has said that bringing the war to a quick end will be a priority of his administration but has not offered details on how that can be achieved. He has long made his admiration for Mr. Putin known, and has previously expressed disdain for Ukraine.
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