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On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky articulated a desire to mend relations with U.S. President Donald Trump, expressing his intent to collaborate under Trump’s “resolute guidance” to forge enduring peace for Ukraine—a strategic overture amid strained transatlantic ties.
In his initial public remarks following the Trump administration’s suspension of U.S. military assistance, Zelensky described his highly publicized confrontation with Trump the previous week as a lamentable misstep, committing to finalize a pivotal minerals agreement with Washington to bolster bilateral bonds.
He proposed a provisional cessation of hostilities across maritime and aerial domains as an inaugural measure toward resolving the three-year conflict with Russia, signaling a pragmatic shift in Kyiv’s diplomatic stance.
The disintegration of the wartime partnership between Kyiv and Washington has unfolded starkly in recent days, precipitated by a contentious Oval Office encounter between Zelensky and Trump on Friday, February 28, and culminating in the United States—Ukraine’s foremost ally—withholding vital military support, a development that has reverberated across global capitals.
“My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts,” Zelensky wrote on X.
“Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be,” the Ukrainian leader added. “It is time to make things right.”
Trump’s stunning decision Monday to halt aid to Ukraine deepened fears in Kyiv and many European capitals that America was pivoting away from its allies — and towards Russia.
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On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky articulated a desire to mend relations with U.S. President Donald Trump, expressing his intent to collaborate under Trump’s “resolute guidance” to forge enduring peace for Ukraine—a strategic overture amid strained transatlantic ties.
In his initial public remarks following the Trump administration’s suspension of U.S. military assistance, Zelensky described his highly publicized confrontation with Trump the previous week as a lamentable misstep, committing to finalize a pivotal minerals agreement with Washington to bolster bilateral bonds.
He proposed a provisional cessation of hostilities across maritime and aerial domains as an inaugural measure toward resolving the three-year conflict with Russia, signaling a pragmatic shift in Kyiv’s diplomatic stance.
The disintegration of the wartime partnership between Kyiv and Washington has unfolded starkly in recent days, precipitated by a contentious Oval Office encounter between Zelensky and Trump on Friday, February 28, and culminating in the United States—Ukraine’s foremost ally—withholding vital military support, a development that has reverberated across global capitals.
