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However, Zelenskyy said it wonB次元官网网址檛 be possible to end the in one day, as Trump claimed during his election campaign that he could do.

B次元官网网址淭he B次元官网网址榟otB次元官网网址� stage of the war can end quite quickly, if Trump is strong in his position,B次元官网网址� Zelenskyy said in a Ukrainian television interview late Thursday, referring to fighting on the battlefield.

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Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, hasnB次元官网网址檛 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 UkraineB次元官网网址檚 biggest B次元官网网址� and most important B次元官网网址� military backer.

Zelenskyy is eager to guarantee that WashingtonB次元官网网址檚 support keeps coming, and in New York even before the U.S. presidential election in November.

With the war about to enter its fourth year next month, and with Trump coming to power, the question of how and when EuropeB次元官网网址檚 biggest conflict since World War II might end has come to the fore.

Russia controls about one-fifth of Ukraine, and capitalized last year on weaknesses in UkraineB次元官网网址檚 defenses to despite high losses of troops and equipment. The warB次元官网网址檚 trajectory isnB次元官网网址檛 in UkraineB次元官网网址檚 favor. The country is shorthanded on the front line and needs continued support from its Western partners.

Trump responded favorably to the possibility raised by French President Emmanuel Macron of in Ukraine to oversee an agreement that stops the fighting, Zelenskyy said. He met with Trump and Macron in Paris last month.

B次元官网网址淏ut I raised an issue, saying we didnB次元官网网址檛 hear what specific countries will join this initiative, and whether the U.S. will be there,B次元官网网址� Zelenskyy said.

The Ukrainian leader is determined for his country to become a NATO member. The allianceB次元官网网址檚 32 member countries say that , but not until the war ends.

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Zelenskyy described the into RussiaB次元官网网址檚 Kursk border region as a B次元官网网址渧ery strong trump cardB次元官网网址� in any future peace negotiations.

In a bid to counter glum news from the front line, Ukraine seized part of Kursk last August in what was the first occupation of Russian territory since World War II.

But the incursion didnB次元官网网址檛 significantly change the dynamic of the war, and military analysts say Ukraine has lost around 40% of the land it initially captured.

Nevertheless, Zelenskyy said that the achievement impressed countries in Asia, South America and Africa, and tarnished RussiaB次元官网网址檚 military reputation.