Kyiv, Aug 15 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking on the upcoming Alaska summit, said tKyiv will be “counting on America” to bring about a solution to ending the war, during the “high stakes” meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that it will pave the way for a trilateral meeting, reports CNN.
“The key thing is that this meeting should open up a real path toward a just peace and a substantive discussion between leaders in a trilateral format – Ukraine, the United States, and the Russian side,” Zelensky said in a statement.
“It is time to end the war, and the necessary steps must be taken by Russia. We are counting on America. We are ready, as always, to work as productively as possible,” he said, adding that he is expecting on an intelligence report on “the current intentions of the Russian side and its preparations for the meeting in Alaska.”
Nonetheless, Zelensky has been adamant about his refusal to agree to any land swap agreement, stating that he’d never allow it.
He had also criticised Washington’s non-extension of an invite for Kyiv to join the summit, stating that any decision made for Ukraine without its participation were akin to “dead solutions.”
