President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed optimism in an interview published Sunday that "strong" incoming US president Donald Trump will be able to force Russia into peace talks and end the war in Ukraine.

In an interview with US podcaster Lex Fridman, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed confidence in President-elect Donald Trump's ability to broker peace talks with Russia, emphasising a cooperative approach with Europe for Ukraine's security and a potential settlement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised President-elect Donald Trump’s strength and unpredictability, citing them as assets in ending the Russian invasion. Zelensky appeared on Ukrainian television on Thursday for an interview about the state of the invasion,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he thinks President-elect Donald Trump could be "decisive" in ending the nearly three-years-long war and dealing with Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable,” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.

However, Zelenskyy said it won’t be possible to end the almost three years of war in one day, as Trump claimed during his election campaign he could do. “The ‘hot’ stage of the war can end quite quickly,