VOLODYMYR Zelensky has offered to step down as Ukraine’s president in exchange for peace or getting his country a Nato membership.
The shocking remark comes as Donald Trump and Russia hold peace talks without Kyiv at the table.
AFPVolodymyr Zelensky has offered to step down as Ukraine’s president in exchange for peace or a Nato membership[/caption]
The Mega AgencyUnited States President Donald Trump previously dubbed Zelensky a ‘dictator’[/caption]
The Ukrainian president said on Sunday: “I am ready to step down if it brings peace. Or trade it for Nato.”
He emphasised that Ukraine’s security was his priority, not staying in office, adding that it was not his “dream” to remain president for a decade.
His remarks came after Donald Trump dubbed him a “dictator” for refusing to organise elections, which are banned in Ukraine under martial law.
Reports have emerged that Ukraine may be forced to hold elections before any final peace agreement with Russia is reached, The Telegraph reports.
Trump, who has repeatedly boasted he could end the war within “24 hours,” said the demand for elections “came from me” and appeared to blame Ukraine for not reaching a deal sooner.
“You’ve been there for three years… You should have never started it. You could have made a deal,” Trump said.
PUTIN BLITZ
Zelensky’s shocking comments came as Putin launched Russia’s largest drone attack of the war so far.
Ukrainian officials said a “record” 267 Russian drones were fired in a single, coordinated assault on Sunday – just one day before the war’s third anniversary.
Yuriy Ignat, Ukraine’s air force spokesman, said 138 drones were intercepted, while 119 disappeared after being jammed.
Despite Ukraine’s air defences, drone strikes caused fires and destruction across the country.
Zelensky described it as “aerial terror”, saying Russia had attacked Ukraine with 1,150 drones in the past week alone.
He warned that the latest assault underscored the urgent need for a “lasting and just peace”, which he said could only come with the “strength of all of Europe and America”.
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