Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that if the United States stops military aid to Ukraine, the country will lose the ongoing war against Russia. He said this to the American media Fox News on Tuesday (November 20). The British media reported the news.
“If we lose unity in Europe, and especially between Ukraine and the United States, it will be very dangerous,” Zelensky said.
Newly elected US President Donald Trump promised during the election campaign that he would work to improve the lives of the country's citizens instead of engaging the United States in foreign wars.
Trump said, I will end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours. However, he did not clarify how to do that.
“If the U.S. cuts off aid, I think we're going to lose,” Zelensky told Fox News. Of course we will continue to fight, we also have our own military equipment. But that is not enough to win, or even to survive.
Asked if Donald Trump could influence Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war, Zelensky said it won't be easy, but yes, he can. Because he is stronger than Putin.
Zelensky also said that Putin is weaker than the United States. The President of the United States has power, authority and arms. He is the one who can reduce the price of fuel.
Many U.S. Republicans favor an end to spending taxpayer money on Ukraine. Newly elected Vice President J.D. Vance has opposed regular arms deliveries to Ukraine. He argues that the United States lacks the manufacturing capacity and that we should focus on East Asia.
A recent Pew Research poll found that 62 percent of Republicans believe the United States has no responsibility to help Ukraine in its war against Russia.
According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russia occupied about 2,700 square kilometers of Ukraine in 2024. In 2023 this amount was only 465 square kilometers.
Ukraine's surprise offensive in the Kursk region also failed to deter Russia. Russian troops repulse Ukrainian offensive.
Zelensky strongly criticized German Chancellor Olaf Schulz's phone conversation with Putin. This, he says, will open a Pandora's box, as pressure on Putin increases as isolation increases.
