Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on January 2 that US President-elect Donald Trump could be decisive in the outcome of the 34-month-old war with Russia and help stop Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.In a televised interview, seated beside Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska, Zelenskiy said Trump's administration is capable of stopping Putin and it was critical to stabilizing the front line early in the new year amid Russian advances.Zelenskiy has said that achieving a just peace for Ukraine meant receiving solid security guarantees from its allies, joining the European Union and receiving an invitation to join the NATO alliance, a notion rejected by Moscow.He also hoped that Trump's administration could establish quick contact with Russia. Putin has said Moscow is open to talks but they must take account of Russia's gains in the war and its annexation of four Ukrainian regions. n18oc_world n18oc_crux
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