Ukrainian President Volyonmyr Zelensky says “We hope we end this war this year” on the third anniversary of the total Russia.
But he warned that Ukraine needed security guarantee to prevent Moscow, which suggests the EU and NATO members. Russia continues to object to Ukraine’s idea participated in NATO.
Past, Zelensky said a Russian peace agreement could start a “perfect” exchange of prisoners in the war.
Zelensky told a summit to European leaders, added Canadian PM that Justin Tradeuu, which was in Kyiv to show their support.
Referring to a news conference, Zelensky was asked what he was expected for Ukraine and its people after three years of war.
“We hope we can finish this year’s war,” he responds, adds it “very hard” for the whole country.
In the short term, he said Ukraine needed security is guaranteed to prevent Russian return in years to come.
The participation of the EU and ours soon “can help us”, he added.
Zelensky recently said he was willing to stand as President if Ukraine was made a member of NATO to return. Russia says it does not accept it as part of any peace agreement.
He was asked about the US and his relationship with President Donald Trump several times, but did not respond directly. Zelensky said he hopes that the United States will continue to support, like all partners “.
Last week, Trump called the Ukrainian president “a dictator”, and said he had done a “terrible job” in the leading Ukraine. It follows Zelensky that Trump says “lives in a disinformation space” administered by Moscow.
Trump always calls for a “easy peace” – an end to battles to see Ukraine to make a lot of concessions in Russia.
Zelensky also said that a complete prison of battle exchange with Russia could be the “start” at the end of the war.
There are 60 prisoners who exchang between two sides since the war, including one in December involving hundreds of prisoners moved.
“This is fair and choice,” says Zelensky, with no thousands of Ukrainians who were in Russia – some attacked crimea in 2014.
Ukraine does not rebuke numbers of prisoners of war produced in Russia, but total is considered over 8,000.
Summit attendees include the European Commission Pressign Ursula von der Leyen, president of European Council Antonio Costa and Denmark, Finland, Spain and Sweden.
Other leaders, including from UK, Germany and Japan, speak the video link. No sign of US representation.
Trudeu said “No need to be right in the world” – in an apparent reference to the new high level of talks between Russia and US.
Danish PM mette Metro Frederiksen said he is “open minded” about sending the troops of Pelekeeping in Ukraine if “many questions need to be answered” first.
“In this fight for survival, Ukraine is not only destiny at risk. This is European destination,” von der Leyen wrote to X.
At the news conference, he said Ukraine can join the European Union before 2030 if it continues the speed and quality of its reforms.
The summit happened in front of French President Emmanuel Macron in Trump in Washington DC, where Ukraine is expected to top with the agenda.
Thousands of soldiers and civilians die because Russia launched the whole invasion three years ago, while many swathes in Ukraine were destroyed.
