Ukraine’s future can be decided in the coming days and weeks, Volodymyr Zelensky said in a solemn address to the nation on Friday, November 21. The importance of this moment recalls another video, taken on the second day of the start of the Russian invasion, on February 25, 2022, in which the Ukrainian president promises his compatriots that he will stay to defend his country’s independence, as Russian tanks drive towards the capital.
Three and a half years later, as Donald Trump redoubles pressure on Kiev to find a way out of the war, and threatens to eliminate America’s intelligence sharing with Ukraine, which is critical to Ukraine’s defense, Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech calls on his people to unite, and insists that the country is facing a crisis. “very difficult choice” : “Either the loss of self-esteem, or the risk of losing an adult partner. »
Since then, the Ukrainian president has devoted all his time to negotiations. A large delegation led by his right-hand man, Andriy Yermak, joined the Swiss. Members of this group spent Saturday and part of Sunday evening meeting with American and European representatives. Volodymyr Zelensky, as in the previous series of negotiations that have taken place since Donald Trump returned to power, remains in regular contact with his European partners.
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