In his evening speech on Nov. 6, President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that the United States has supported Ukraine throughout the war. He also urged President-elect Donald Trump maintain strong relations with this embattled nation.
Zelensky stated that “we have the potential to strengthen our cooperation on defense, economy, and the future after war.” “This will make Ukraine, America and the free world more successful.”
On Nov. 5, former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris by a large margin. Trump will now be inaugurated as president-elect on Jan. 20, 2020.
Zelensky has called for greater co-operation, while Trump has repeatedly criticized the Ukrainian President on the campaign trail.
Trump has blamed Zelensky and Biden for the Russian invasion of Ukraine without mentioning Putin. He also referred to Zelensky’s role as a “salesman”, for securing too much military assistance, which Trump considered excessive.
Zelensky’s relationship with Trump is complicated. A major scandal centered around a phone call in 2019 during which the then-President Trump allegedly pressured Zelensky into investigating his political rivals through withholding military assistance. The phone call led the first impeachment proceedings against Trump.
Zelensky, despite the past tensions in his speech, attempted to invoke memories about the strong U.S. Foreign Policy under former U.S. president Ronald Reagan — trying to link Trump with the former President.
“It’s not without reason that Ronald Reagan has been mentioned so much these days. People want confidence, freedom, and a normal life.” For us, that means a life without Russian aggression and with a powerful America, a stronger Ukraine, and strong allies.
Zelensky shared Ukraine’s five point victory plan with Trump at a meeting held in New York, towards the end of September. Zelensky invited Trump, who accepted, to visit Ukraine during the meeting.
Zelensky, in his evening speech, stressed that “it was very important for us, in Ukraine, and for all of Europe, to hear the words of then-45th US President, about ‘peace by strength’,” referring to Trumps first term.
Zelensky concluded, “America and the world will benefit undoubtedly if this policy principle becomes the 47th president of the United States.”
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president, said: “On defense, the economy, and the future after war, we have the potential to strengthen our cooperation.” “This will make Ukraine, America and the free world more successful.”
“That doesn’t necessarily mean that we are celebrating what Vladimir Putin did, or are excited about him. But I think there needs to be some commonsense here.” Rubio said that we are funding a stalemate which is costing lives… Ukraine will take 100 years to rebuild, with all the challenges they face.
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Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, said: “We will discuss the security challenges in Europe as well as opportunities for all partners.”
“This is not the final defeat. It is only a battle lost,” pro-Russian newcomer political Alexandr Stoianoglo stated three days after voting.
Denyslysenko, the head of the department that focuses on war crimes, stated that 49 criminal investigations are underway regarding the executions of Ukrainian POWs.
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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stated that “Trump has a quality which is useful to us. As a businessman at heart, he hates to spend money on freeloaders and idiotic allies. He also dislikes charity projects and greedy international organisations.”
The Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported that on November 5, four unnamed sources in importing companies said that the Chinese state-owned Sinosure, which insures exports against non-payment risks, has started to refuse to work with Russian entrepreneurs.
According to EXPRO calculations, gross natural-gas production increased by 2.3% in October 2020 compared to the same period last year, reaching 1.66 billion cubic meters, which is the highest level since the month of January 2022.
“The winds are blowing stronger than ever.” “Poland’s leadership will rise up to the occasion,” Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski told reporters, calling on European countries to increase defense spending.
“We have said repeatedly that the United States of America could help end the conflict with Ukraine. This cannot be achieved overnight, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated.
“They said that he would start a conflict. I am not going to start any wars, I will stop them,” said Donald Trump in a speech where he claimed victory over the 2024 presidential election.
Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Prime Minister, said on X: “I am confident President Trump’s leadership is going to promote peace globally as well as in our region and ensure restart in U.S.Georgia Relations.”
Overnight, Russia launched 63 Shaheds drones and two Kh-59/Kh-31P guided missiles. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that 38 drones were shot by the air defenses of Ukraine over nine regions, while 22 were “lost”.
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