Kyiv:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has given a measured response on what he expects from Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump if the previous President wins the election once more.
Mr Zelensky, responding to a query by NDTV on whether or not he expects Mr Trump to assist Ukraine’s conflict effort, he mentioned, “We are going to see in November.”
The US election is scheduled in November. Mr Trump and the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will get within the ring for the final word battle.
“However anyway I did not get any sign from his (Mr Trump’s) staff or from him. We had one bilateral speak throughout this time period, throughout wartime we had one cellphone name. I solely had messages that he would assist Ukraine, will do every little thing to cease the conflict, and to do every little thing for Ukraine to stay unbiased, European and free,” Mr Zelensky mentioned.
“That’s all of the messages I’ve obtained from him instantly. However anyway I can not prognosis, so we are going to see in November what can be,” mentioned the Ukrainian President whose nation is combating a conflict towards Russia.
Mr Zelensky was chatting with reporters after assembly Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kyiv. It was the primary go to by an Indian Prime Minister since Ukraine’s independence in 1991.
PM Modi’s go to to Kyiv was seen in lots of quarters as a diplomatic balancing act as his journey to Russia triggered anguish amongst some Western international locations. Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar mentioned PM Modi reiterated the necessity for “sensible engagement” between all stakeholders to develop an progressive answer that can assist construct broad acceptability and contribute in direction of peace and stability.
Through the bilateral talks, PM Modi had earlier informed Mr Zelensky that each Ukraine and Russia ought to sit collectively with out losing time to seek out methods to finish the conflict, and that India had been on the aspect of peace because the starting of the battle in February 2022.
“If you start a strategic partnership, and you start some dialogue, you needn’t lose time. That is why I feel it is going to be good to satisfy collectively once more, and if our assembly can be in India, I will be completely happy,” Mr Zelensky mentioned.