Zelensky went on to say that Ukraine cannot achieve just peace with a small military, such as "40,000 or 50,000 soldiers" – a reference to Russian President Putin's initial demand during the Istanbul peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Spring 2022 that Ukraine demilitarise and only maintain a force of roughly 50,000 personnel.

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that U.S. 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.

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.

After more than 1,000 days of war, Ukraine is running short on manpower while the Kremlin has stepped up bombings of cities and infrastructure, launching missiles, drones and artillery rounds at civilian targets.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview that President-elect Trump is “capable of stopping” Russian President Vladimir Putin and that he will be a key factor in the outcome of the war in Eastern Europe,

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the incoming U.S. President Donald Trump as the one who could possibly end the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelensky said ‘strong’ Donald Trump will be able to force Russia into peace talks and end the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Volodimir Zelensky has assured that US President-elect Donald Trump is capable of being decisive in ending the Russian invasion. “Trump is capable of being decisive in this war, he can really stop Putin,

Trump hasn't publicly fleshed out his policy on Ukraine, but his previous comments have put a question mark over whether the United States will continue to be Ukraine's biggest and most important military backer.