Zelenskyy: In Putin's head, he wants me to fight with Trump and to complete occupation of Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s goal is to create discord between him and US President-elect Donald Trump and to complete the occupation of Ukrainian territory.

Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman

Quote: "Today he [Putin] is afraid of Trump. But once Trump manages, for example, to do a ceasefire deal without serious security guarantees for Ukraine, he will give a pass to Putin. Not that he wants to. No, he does not want that. I believe in what he says. But he will give Putin an opportunity, because in Putin's head, he wants me to fight with Trump. Putin's plan is to complete the occupation of our territory. This is in his sick head. I’m absolutely sure of this. That is why I told you, don't wait for Putin to want to stop the war. Pressure him so that he is forced to stop the war."

Details: Zelenskyy also stressed that Trump’s tenure will only last for his presidential term and not for his lifetime.

Quote: "For example, he [Trump – ed.] came for four years, and for the fifth year Putin came with a war. Will it make Trump feel better that there was no war during his time and that Ukraine was destroyed after him? Why destroyed? Putin is whoever – a killer, whoever – but not a fool. He will be prepared. He knows all mistakes. He understands how we defeated his army after the invasion began… He will let everything into arms production. He will have lots of weapons, and there will be a very large army. 

And you think that after such humiliation, four years without a war, he did not finish us, he will return and fight only against Ukraine? He will destroy everything around. And if you say there is a risk that President Trump will withdraw from NATO, Putin will destroy Europe."

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